Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), said 41 persons had died of Lassa fever from January to date in the state. Mohammed, who disclosed this in Bauchi on Saturday, noted…
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The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak of Lassa fever has risen to 173, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC said that this represents a Case Fatality Rate (CFR), of 18.9 per cent. Dr Chikwe…
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About 16 persons, including two doctors, were said to have died of Lassa fever in Bauchi State this year. The Bauchi State Surveillance Support Officer, Dr. Suleiman Lawal, addressing reporters yesterday at the Lassa fever camp at the…
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Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, on Tuesday, said about 70 people that had contact with the victims of Lassa fever were still in isolation centre receiving treatment. Tsanyawa made the disclosure while reviewing the…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has continued to work closely with state governments where cases of Lassa Fever are reported to effectively manage confirmed cases across the country. The Director-General of the centre, Dr…
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The Minister of Health Professor Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire has called on health care providers to always wear protective device whenever they are handling patient to protect themselves from been infected. The Minister made the call when he…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of the federation. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a…
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday stimulated a standing emergency response with a call on the health professionals to ensure the full containment of Lassa fever so it does not spread beyond one case so far…
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The Kebbi Government on Sunday confirmed one death from six cases of Lassa Fever in the state. Dr Assad Hassan, Epidemiologist at the state Ministry of Heath, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi, that the cases were…
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By Biola Adebayo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever from five states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja on…
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