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Horror ‘rat fever’ that causes bleeding from the eyes kills 122 and ‘infects 3700′ as people urged to ‘stay at home’
AN OUTBREAK of horrifying ‘rat fever’ has infected 3,700 people and killed 122 since the start of the year. Lassa fever – spread by infected rodents – is tearing through ...
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Nigeria records steady decline in Lassa fever cases as NCDC warns of Cholera risks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says the country has continued to record a steady decline in the ...
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NCDC Confirms 832 Lassa Fever, Mpox Cases, 135 Deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a total of 832 cases and 135 deaths from Lassa ...
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Nigeria records decline in Lassa Fever cases, but Mpox persists – NCDC
Mr Idris noted that the number of deaths and the case fatality rate has also dropped, with only three deaths recorded during ...
Daily Post Nigeria24d
Lassa fever: Death toll rises to 127
Death toll from Lassa fever has risen to 127, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This information was disclosed in a situation report released on Tuesday.
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Lassa Fever claims five lives in one week as cases surge across six states
Lassa fever has claimed five lives in one week from 15 confirmed cases reported across six states and 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs), according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...
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Lassa fever: Expert calls for action, provides solutions as disease hits Kano, other states
A consultant clinical microbiologist at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Dr. Usman Yahaya Umar, has urged Kano residents to take preventive measures after confirmed cases of Lassa fever in ...
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Nigeria records 169 deaths from Lassa fever, Mpox, Cholera in 2025 – NCDC
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, says that Nigeria has ...
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Lassa fever, Mpox kill 135
“Cumulatively, as of epidemiological Week 16, the country has reported 4,253 suspected cases of Lassa fever, 696 confirmed cases, and 132 deaths. The overall Case Fatality Rate is 19.0 per cent ...
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Farmers Store Owners Urged to Avoid Drying Grains On Ground
As the death toll from the Lassa Fever outbreak continues to increase across the country, Sandra Victor-Gwafan, co-founder, CEO of DeBranch Farmers and public health expert, urged farmers and ...
The Punch Newspapers24d
Lassa fever kills 127 in 18 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 674 Lassa fever cases with 127 deaths across 18 states, across 93 local government areas between January and April 6 ...
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Lassa Fever case confirmed in Kano
KANO — A case of Lassa fever has been confirmed at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano State. Speaking on the development, Salisu Inuwa, spokesperson for the hospital’s Infection ...