The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted the public to the increasing cholera cases in the country. It advised people to be more health conscious especially as the rains intensify. The centre revealed that between 1 January and last Tuesday, 1,141 suspected cases of cholera were recorded while 65  were confirmed. Of the 65 cases, 30 …

No fewer than 7,842 suspected cases of measles have been reported in Nigeria from January to 31 March. The cases were reported from 34 states and the FCT, and across 631 local government areas in the country Also, the Cerebrospinal Meningitis situation report showed that 4,266 suspected cases and 339 deaths have been reported across 23 states and the Federal …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported one death and confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever within one week across the country. The NCDC said this in a situation report for Week 13 published on its website on Friday. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted to humans through contact with food or …

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, on Tuesday, said the agency has begun investigating and responding to a strange illness identified in six wards in Sokoto State. Idris said the agency has deployed a National Rapid Response Team to work with the Sokoto State Ministry of Health to respond to the …

A former Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Idris has been appointed as Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He replaces Ifedayo Adetifa, who was appointed September 2021 to succeed Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu. Idris will assume office on 19th February 2024. In a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said there is no specific treatment available for the dengue fever. It, therefore, urged Nigerians, especially people living in Sokoto, to take preventive measures against the virus. The NCDC had on Saturday confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever in Sokoto State. “Available data shows that prevention and control of dengue …

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 …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the new COVID-19 variant which has been detected in 51 countries is not in Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, NCDC’s Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said that the centre is currently monitoring the new variant. He said: “NCDC is monitoring the new subvariants (descendants) of the Omicron variant of …

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa has called for increased domestic budgetary allocation to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats in the country. Adetifa made the call on Monday, at the second Joint External Evaluation for the International Health Regulations Core Capacities which was held in Abuja. Adetifa …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against consuming the meat of sick animals as they may contain anthrax. This came on a day the House of Representatives urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to implement effective surveillance, vaccination, and awareness campaigns to contain the outbreak of anthrax discovered …