Tag Archives: LASSA FEVER

The first Coronavirus case was first recorded in Nigeria on the 27 day of February 2020 as it was reported that an Italian man came into the country and started showing signs of the COVID-19 disease. As at 11:20 pm 15th April, Nigeria has recorded 407 confirmed cases, 128 discharged and 12 deaths according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 12 new lassa fever cases has been recorded in Nigeria. The NCDC made this known via their 2020 Week 14 report. The revealed that the total number of confirmed Lassa fever cases has increased to 963 in 2020. It also said 188 deaths have been reported in the country this …

As an effort to maintain better health in the society, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has declared an outbreak of Lassa fever, and activated an Emergency Operations Centre to coordinate the response.