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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up.…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that 72 per cent of all confirmed cases of Lassa fever in 2022 were reported in Ondo, Edo and Bauchi states. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa disclosed this…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention has said that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-lineages partly responsible for the current increase in COVID-19 cases in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom have not yet been…

According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), a total of 583 deaths have been recorded from cholera, while 23,550 people are suspected to have been infected with the disease from January to November 27, 2022. The NCDC made…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo…

United States Government, through its Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, has sent a delegation to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to learn capacity building for global health security, disease detection, preparedness,…

Following the confirmation of Ghana's first outbreak of the extremely contagious Marburg virus, the Federal government has activated a red alert status for the Port Health Services of the Federal Ministry of Health at the country's…

The Anambra Government has disclosed that a laboratory has been established to diagnose cases of monkeypox and other contagious disease in the state. Dr Afam Obidike, the state’s Commissioner for Health, made this disclosure  on…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has raised alarm over 880 additional COVID-19 infections reported in Nigeria from July 2 to 8, though with no fatalities. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website…

If the current trend of infections is sustained, confirmed cases of monkeypox in Nigeria might reach their highest level in five years, the director of the nation's center for disease control warned on Tuesday, June 28. One of the…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said as of May 2022, no fewer than 155 deaths with 4,820 suspected cases had been reported across 97 local government area in 24 states of the federation. Through its latest situation…

No fewer than 66 suspected cases of monkeypox disease has been discovered in Nigeria, as the situation of its widespread is alarming, according to the NCDC. The monkeypox situation report was contained on Tuesday, June 7, which also…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has cautioned that monkeypox, a disease endemic to West and Central African countries, can be transmitted through sexual contact. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus,…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said no fewer than 54 people have died of cholera disease in the country. In its latest report on the outbreak of the disease, the NCDC stated that the deaths were recorded between…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded its first death from monkeypox disease since the beginning of the year 2022. In the last five months, NCDC revealed that it has 21 cases from nine states and the Federal Capital…