NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nigerian health authorities have reported 211 confirmed Lassa fever cases in the first month of the year, including 40 deaths from confirmed cases. This is 4-times the confirmed cases...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Lassa fever situation in Nigeria in January 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated the national multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Dec. 8, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was notified of the death of two persons from Lassa fever. The first case was a pregnant woman who presented...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Liberia has reported a higher Case Fatality Rate (CFR) among confirmed Lassa fever cases this year to date compared to the previous five years, according to the World...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported an additional six confirmed Lassa fever during the week ending June 20, bringing the country total to 302 this...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 30 confirmed Lassa fever cases the week ending March 14, bringing the country total to 191 for the year to date. These...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 25 confirmed Lassa fever cases the week ending March 7, including one more death, bringing the country totals for 2021...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Today, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a public health advisory due to Lassa fever. Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in West Africa with...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported an additional five confirmed Lassa fever cases last week, including one death, bringing the total confirmed cases/deaths...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  On April 28, Nigerian health officials declared the emergency phase of the 2020 Lassa fever outbreak over after reporting the largest Lassa fever outbreak ever reported...