The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that it recorded 1,068 Lassa fever cases across 112 Local Government Areas in 28 states, according to its situation report on the disease for week 37 (11th to 17th September 2023) released on Monday. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus, a member …

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi has said on Sunday that the Southsouth state added one more fatality from Lassa fever, bringing the total to 13. She also confirmed eight more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 115. Obehi told reporters in Benin that that Godwin Obaseki administration was …

Edo State, at the weekend, confirmed one death from Lassa fever and recorded 12 new cases as the government steps up measures to contain the spread of the disease across all communities in the state. Addressing journalists in Benin City, Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria said that the death is the first recorded since the recent outbreak …