LASSA Fever

Health and Environment

Lassa fever deaths rise to 214 as fatality rate reaches 25% – NCDC

LASSA fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the case fatality rate climbing to 25.0 per cent. This was...
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Health and Environment

Lassa fever kills 148 as Nigeria confirms 790 cases in six months

BETWEEN January and June 29, 2025, Nigeria recorded 790 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 148 deaths, according to...
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Health and Environment

Lassa fever claims 138 lives as Nigeria confirms 717 cases in 18 weeks

DATA on Lassa fever from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, May 14, showed that the...
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Health

Ondo, Bauchi, Edo lead as Nigeria records 674 Lassa fever cases, 127 deaths in 14 weeks

ONDO, Bauchi, and Edo states have emerged as the epicentres of Nigeria’s ongoing Lassa fever outbreak, accounting for 71...
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Health

Ebonyi records 23 deaths from 48 confirmed Lassa fever cases – Governor

THE Ebonyi State government has confirmed the death of 23 people in the state from Lassa fever, with 48...
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Data Stories

Epidemic preparedness: How poor allocations fuel spread of diseases in Nigeria

FOR many years, Dauda Abdulkadir lived with his family in Guyaba, Bauchi State, and he often dealt with rats...
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