…as government constitutes contact tracing teams to follow up on Lassa fever cases The Anambra State Government has confirmed one death and fifteen suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the state since January. Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, who disclosed this to reporters on Thursday, said the state’s emergency response team was already responding
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14 killed by Lassa fever in Bauchi
Not fewer than 19 people so far has died as a result of Lassa fever disease in Toro and Tafawa Balewa local government areas of Bauchi state. The Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Rilwanu Mohammed, made this known to the public. Mohammed made this disclosure while giving a situation
Read moreLassa Fever Kills 16 Persons, Including Two Doctors in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Surveillance Support has disclosed that Lassa fever has killed two medical doctors and 14 other people in the state. The Surveillance officer, Dr. Suleiman Lawal, told journalists yesterday at the Lassa Fever Camp, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), that 43 cases had been confirmed in the state since January 2020.
Read moreBauchi District Head Dies of Lassa Fever
Governor Bala Mohammed has disclosed that a district head in Bauchi State has been killed by Lassa fever. This was contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Lawal Muazu, on Monday. According to the statement, the governor did not, however, give further details or the identity of the
Read morePanic as Lagos Records First Case of Lassa Fever
Finally Lagos State has recorded a case of the Lassa Hemorrhagic fever which has been reported to be raging in over 19 states in the country. The State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement on Wednesday, confirmed that the patient is currently in isolation at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Abayomi, while
Read moreDeclare Lassa Fever a National Emergency, NAS Urges FG
In Nigeria, the Federal Government (FG) has been urged to declare Lassa fever a public health incident of national emergency and concern. President of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS), Professor K. Mosto Onuoha, told journalists yesterday that in the last 50 years, Lassa fever has been occurring in perennial outbreaks in nearly all the
Read moreNine Cases of Lassa Fever, Four Deaths Confirmed in Kogi
The Kogi State Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of Lassa fever with four deaths recorded since the outbreak of the deadly disease in the state about a month ago. Dr Austin Ojotule, the State Epidemiologist, disclosed this in statement in Lokoja on Sunday. According to Ojotule, the state’s statistics on Lassa fever outbreak
Read moreEnugu Records Fourth Case of Lassa Fever
The Enugu State Government has confirmed the fourth case of Lassa fever in the state. Permanent Secretary, Enugu State Ministry of Health, Dr Ifeanyi Agujiobi, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Tuesday. Agujiobi, however, said the patient was undergoing intensive medical care in an undisclosed
Read moreLassa Fever: Death Toll Rises to 41 in Nigeria
Disturbing information reaching us has it that the death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the beginning of January has risen to 41 as cases were confirmed in more regions, Nigeria’s disease control agency said. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Tuesday that from January 1 to January 26 a total of
Read moreOsun Government Confirms Two Lassa Fever Cases
The Osun State Government on Monday confirmed two cases of Lassa fever in the state. Dr Rafiu Isamotu, the state Commissioner for Health, made this known on Monday in Osogbo, at a news conference also attended by Dr Olasiji Olamiju, the Special Adviser to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola on Public Health. Isamotu said the two affected
Read moreLassa Fever: 29 Deaths, 195 Confirmed Cases in Nigeria – FG
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever have been reported in 11 states. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the current figures were as of Friday, January 24. Ihekweazu said out
Read moreKaduna Records One Case of Lassa Fever
The Kaduna State government on Saturday confirmed a case of Lassa fever at Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed – Baloni, who confirm the case, said a 36-year-old male patient was receiving treatment at a designated Infectious Disease Control Centre. She assured residents that the ministry has
Read moreLassa Fever Menace: Keep Cats to Checkmate Rats – Medical Doctor Says
A Medical practitioner, Dr. Ajayi Abass, on Friday advised residents to keep cats at homes to checkmate rats and guard against the spread of Lassa fever. Abass, the Assistant Secretary-General, National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
Read morePlateau Confirms Five Lassa Fever Cases – Health Commissioner
The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Ndam, has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever in the state. Ndam told News Agency of Nigeria in Jos that the patients of the ailment had been admitted in two hospitals in the state, adding that three of them were undergoing treatment; one had completed treatment, while
Read moreCases of Lassa Fever Rise to 81 in Nigeria
Situation report indicates that the number of newly confirmed cases of Lassa fever across the country have increased from 64 in the first week of this year to 81, as shown by reported instances from Ondo, Edo, Delta, Taraba, Plateau and Bauchi states. A report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed
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