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Lassa Fever Spreads Rapidly Among Nigerian Healthcare Workers – NCDC Alerts Health workers respond as Lassa fever kills 162 Nigerians in 2025

Lassa Fever Spreads Rapidly Among Nigerian Healthcare Workers – NCDC Alerts

Mirian Gom February 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports an alarming rise in Lassa fever...

Ekiti Issues Alert as Lassa Fever Deaths Rise Nationwide Ekiti government warns health workers and residents as Lassa fever cases and deaths increase across Nigeria.

Ekiti government warns health workers and residents as Lassa fever cases and deaths increase across Nigeria.

Ekiti Issues Alert as Lassa Fever Deaths Rise Nationwide

Korede Abdullah February 14, 2026

EKITI, Nigeria – The Ekiti State Government issues a public health advisory as Lassa fever cases and...

Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health Health experts at Abuja meeting calling for increased AMR surveillance funding

Health experts at Abuja meeting calling for increased AMR surveillance funding

Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health

Chukwu Obinna February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian health authorities are rolling out a national quality assurance framework to fix weaknesses...

NCDC Advises Nigerians: Drink Water Before Thirst Hits Nisa Premier Hospital Abuja where suspected viral fever case was tested

NCDC Advises Nigerians: Drink Water Before Thirst Hits

Juliet Jacob January 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) warns Nigerians that waiting until...

Nigeria Records Nine Lassa Fever Deaths in Early 2026 Health workers respond as Lassa fever kills 162 Nigerians in 2025

Nigeria Records Nine Lassa Fever Deaths in Early 2026

Koko Maxwella January 29, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria recorded nine deaths from Lassa fever in the first epidemiological week of 2026,...

NCDC Reports 735 Dengue Fever Cases, Two Deaths Nationwide Health workers conducting dengue surveillance in Nigeria

NCDC Reports 735 Dengue Fever Cases, Two Deaths Nationwide

Koko Maxwella January 22, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria records 735 suspected cases of dengue fever across five states in 2025, with...

Unvaccinated Children Dominate Nigeria’s Measles Cases – NCDC Nisa Premier Hospital Abuja where suspected viral fever case was tested

Unvaccinated Children Dominate Nigeria’s Measles Cases – NCDC

Oluwatobi Adu December 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nearly 15,000 of Nigeria’s 19,213 confirmed measles cases this year involve children who receive...

Festive Travel Raises Lassa, Meningitis Risks – NCDC Warns Nigerians Health workers respond as Lassa fever kills 162 Nigerians in 2025

Festive Travel Raises Lassa, Meningitis Risks – NCDC Warns Nigerians

Mirian Gom December 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – As millions of Nigerians prepare for end-of-year celebrations, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

Ogun Strengthens PHCs After Tackling Seven Disease Outbreaks in 2025 Health workers attending a training session in Ogun State

Ogun Strengthens PHCs After Tackling Seven Disease Outbreaks in 2025

Oluwafunbi Bello December 21, 2025

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government says it has successfully managed seven disease outbreaks in 2025...

Japan Donates Cholera Kits to Strengthen Nigeria’s Outbreak Response WHO officials handing over cholera response kits to Nigerian health authorities

WHO officials handing over cholera response kits to Nigerian health authorities

Japan Donates Cholera Kits to Strengthen Nigeria’s Outbreak Response

Oluwatobi Adu November 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria- Nigeria’s fight against cholera has received a major boost following the donation of essential cholera...

NCDC

Lassa Fever Spreads Rapidly Among Nigerian Healthcare Workers – NCDC Alerts

Ekiti Issues Alert as Lassa Fever Deaths Rise Nationwide

Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health

NCDC Advises Nigerians: Drink Water Before Thirst Hits

Nigeria Records Nine Lassa Fever Deaths in Early 2026

NCDC Reports 735 Dengue Fever Cases, Two Deaths Nationwide

Unvaccinated Children Dominate Nigeria’s Measles Cases – NCDC

Festive Travel Raises Lassa, Meningitis Risks – NCDC Warns Nigerians

Ogun Strengthens PHCs After Tackling Seven Disease Outbreaks in 2025

Japan Donates Cholera Kits to Strengthen Nigeria’s Outbreak Response

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