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Ogun Announces Onset Of Lassa Fever, Says Disease Claims 25-Year-Old Female Corper
Ogun State Government has announced the outset of Lassa fever in the state and confirmed its first case. This was made known in a statement […]
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Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises To 53 Amid Decline In cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for the fourth epidemiological week of 2025. […]
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NCDC: Lassa Fever Has Killed 20 Across 16 States In One Week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it registered new cases of Lassa fever and 20 deaths across 16 states in one week. […]
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FCT Confirms Two Cases Of Lassa Fever, Sets Up Response Centre
The mandate secretary, FCT Health Services and Environment, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, says two Lassa fever cases have been confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) […]
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Nigeria At Very High Risk Of Increased Lassa Fever Transmission-NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at a very high risk of increased Lassa fever transmission. TheCable had reported that […]
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Nigerian Scientists Develops 3 Drugs For Lassa Fever Treatment
The National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA, has identified three candidate drugs to be repositioned and repurposed for the treatment and eradication of Lassa fever. Prof. […]
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Lassa Fever: 41 People Dead, As 258 Cases Are Confirmed In 19 States
Osagie Ehanire, minister of state for health, says there has been an increase in the number of Lassa fever cases reported across the country. Ehanire, […]
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Lassa Fever: 29 Killed, 195 Cases Confirmed As Spreads It To 11 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 195 cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed and that 29 deaths have been reported in 11 […]
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Lassa Fever Bites Harder As Nigeria Records 72 Death In Worst Outbreak
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 72 people have died of Lassa fever since January 1, 2018. The development is contained in the […]