Tag: Lassa fever
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Lassa fever now in 27 states – Health Minster
The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said about 27 states of the federation have recorded cases of Lassa fever as at the last count. Mr Ehanire said this on Thursday during a meeting with state health commissioners across the 36 states, at a two-day event organised by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) in Abuja.…
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NCDC manages 95 cases of Lassa fever in seven days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it will continue to work closely with states affected by the Lassa fever outbreak in the midst of the novel Coronavirus outbreak. It said the move was to ensure that the 95 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in some states across the country within the week were effectively…
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Lassa Fever: 41 People Killed, 258 Cases Confirmed Since 2020 – FG
At least 41 people have died of Lassa fever in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020, the Federal Government has confirmed. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the ministry’s secretariat in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Giving an update on the raging outbreak of…