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Lassa Fever: Lagos identifies first case as law student from Ebonyi
The Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) says it has identified the patient who was diagnosed with the first case of…
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Declare public health emergency on Lassa Fever – Group tells FG
THE Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has urged the federal government to declare a public health emergency on Lassa…
614 cases of measles, Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever recorded in a week
A TOTAL of 614 cases of measles, Lassa fever and yellow fever has been recorded in a week across states of the…
In one week, Nigeria records 550 cases of measles, meningitis, lassa fever……
THE Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that a total of 550 suspected cases of eight different…
Edo, Ondo still lead in Lassa fever cases in Nigeria
NOT LESS than six states across the Federation recorded 93 per cent of all confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the…
NCDC declares Lassa fever eruption after confirming 60 cases
FOLLOWING series of reported and confirmed cases of Lassa fever in various states in the country, the Nigerian…
Scientists urged to develop Lassa fever vaccine at inaugural International Lassa…
THE need to provide practical solutions to effectively combat the scourge of Lassa fever was the burden of scientists,…
Nigeria to host first international conference on Lassa fever
The National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that the Nigerian government is set to host the first ever…
How Ebonyi government virology centre failed ‘Lassa fever’ patients
In the aftermath of the January 2018 outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria, PATRICK EGWU travelled to Ebonyi State,…
Despite FG’s claims, Lassa Fever patients recount high treatment costs
Despite the claims by Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health, and Chikwe Ihekwuazu, National Coordinator of the…