The Nigerian government has said the country recorded 1,148 confirmed cases and 215 deaths of Lassa fever across 22 states ...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 13 additional new cases of Lassa fever in seven days from five states,which were; Ondo, Edo, Kogi, Ebonyi and Imo. The NCDC in its ...

Public health physicians have attributed the continued deaths from Lassa fever in Nigeria to late hospital presentations, few ...

The Benue State Epidemiologist, Asema Msuega, who disclosed this on Sunday, said samples had been collected from all seven ...

The Nigerian Public Health Institute said that the time between the infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease was three to 21 days. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said ...

Two deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Benue State, just days after health authorities confirmed the emergence of new cases of the viral ...

In the loud din of Nigeria's everyday crises - insecurity, rising inflation, and political infighting - one quiet killer has continued its deadly march almost unnoticed: Lassa fever. As of the first ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 166 people died from Lassa fever between January and last month, with the case fatality rate now higher than last year’s. This is ...

African health authorities on Thursday confirmed a possible outbreak of an unidentified viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Ethiopia that is under investigation after eight suspected cases were ...

In an historic moment for regional solidarity and leadership, West African Ministers of Health pledge their joint commitment to advance the development of, and readiness for, much-needed vaccines ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, April 1 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has signed an agreement with the government of Sierra Leone and various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to combat the deadly Lassa ...