Lassa Fever

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is facing numerous challenges in addressing epidemic-prone diseases in the country. The Director General, Jide Idris, highlighted inadequate funding and substandard…
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At least 10 people have been killed by Lassa Fever in Ebonyi State from Jan. 4 to Feb. 16. This was disclosed by the State's Ministry of Health through the Disease Surveillance Notification Officer, Sampson Orogwu, in Abakaliki. …
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About 25 persons have been killed by diphtheria infection outbreak in Kano as of last Friday. SOLACEBASE gathered that the child killer disease which was first noticed in Kano late last year is being treated as an outbreak presently at…
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The Federal Government says it would make its final decision on the proposed new hazard allowance for health workers next week. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this while speaking at the end of a meeting of…
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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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