Lassa fever

Nigerian Army speaks on disease outbreak at Kaduna referral hospital

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The Nigerian Army says there is no cause for residents to panic over a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever at the Army Referral Hospital, 44 (NARHK) in Kaduna state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the outbreak killed three health workers and a patient within two days. The Army’s spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the … Read more

Nigeria records over 1,000 infections, 219 deaths in 2023

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The Nigerian government has said the country recorded 1,227 confirmed cases and 219 deaths of Lassa Fever across 28 states from week one to 51 of 2023. The data is contained in the latest report by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The situation report published on the website of NCDC shows an increase … Read more