Benue Lassa Fever Surge Kills Ten Health Workers, State Confirms
MAKURDI, Nigeria – Benue State confirms a deadly Lassa fever outbreak that kills 10 health workers, including five medical doctors, as infections surge across…
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Costly Transport, Weak Data Slow Lassa Fever Response – NCDC
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s disease surveillance system struggles to respond swiftly to Lassa fever due to high transport costs, inconsistent reporting and weak data…
NCDC Sends Dialysis Machines to Five States Battling Lassa Fever
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria strengthens its response to severe Lassa fever cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention deploys dialysis machines…
Lassa Fever Spreads Rapidly Among Nigerian Healthcare Workers – NCDC Alerts
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports an alarming rise in Lassa fever infections among healthcare workers, with 15 confirmed…
Ekiti Issues Alert as Lassa Fever Deaths Rise Nationwide
EKITI, Nigeria – The Ekiti State Government issues a public health advisory as Lassa fever cases and deaths rise across Nigeria, including fatalities among…
Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian health authorities are rolling out a national quality assurance framework to fix weaknesses in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, warning that…
NCDC Advises Nigerians: Drink Water Before Thirst Hits
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) warns Nigerians that waiting until you feel thirsty could mean dehydration has…
Nigeria Records Nine Lassa Fever Deaths in Early 2026
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria recorded nine deaths from Lassa fever in the first epidemiological week of 2026, pushing the case fatality rate to a…
NCDC Reports 735 Dengue Fever Cases, Two Deaths Nationwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria records 735 suspected cases of dengue fever across five states in 2025, with two confirmed deaths, according to the Nigeria…
Unvaccinated Children Dominate Nigeria’s Measles Cases – NCDC
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nearly 15,000 of Nigeria’s 19,213 confirmed measles cases this year involve children who receive no vaccine doses, according to figures released…