Lassa fever

Nigeria is suffering its worst outbreak of Lassa fever, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, as local health officials said 72 people had died since the start of this year. Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has reached…

Twenty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Wednesday, in the latest outbreak in Africa’s most populous nation. “Since the beginning of 2018, 80 cases have been…

The Ebonyi Government on Thursday ordered closure of all public and private schools in the state to check the spread of lassa fever that broke out in the state recently. Prof. John Eke, the Commissioner for Education, told the News…

Determined to bring joy and sensitize Nigerians and Africa in Diaspora about the deadly disease, “LASSA FEVER”, Junior Chamber International Nigeria, Ikeja THE LEGACY BUILDER, will on Friday January 29th, join hands with renowned…

The Lagos State Government yesterday confirmed two more cases of Lassa fever in the state with one of the victims already dead. The development brought the number of Lassa fever cases in the state to three, including the index case…