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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Kills 161 As New COVID-19 Cases Rise
Premium Times, 18 March 2020
Few minutes after Nigeria announced five new confirmed cases of Covid-19, the weekly Lassa fever situation report from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control showed that 161 people had… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Death Toll Reaches 144 - NCDC
Vanguard, 12 March 2020
The death toll from the latest round of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 144, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Thursday with a Case Fatality Rate… Read more »
Nigeria Faces Mystifying Spike In Deadly Lassa Fever
Nigeria has reported that the death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak ravaging the country has rose to 144. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has noted that the number of suspected cases significantly increased compared to that reported for the same period last year. Lassa fever is a disease spread to humans through food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or feces.
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Claims 16 Lives in Bauchi
This Day, 19 March 2020
The Bauchi State Surveillance Support Officer, Dr. Suleiman Lawal, has disclosed that about 16 persons have died of Lassa fever disease in the state in 2020. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Death Toll Reaches 144
Premium Times, 11 March 2020
Few minutes after the Covid-19 disease was classified as a pandemic, Nigeria reported that the death toll from the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak ravaging the country rose to 144. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Lagos Govt Set for 8 Weeks Fumigation in Schools, Abattoirs, Markets
Vanguard, 11 March 2020
The Lagos State Government says it will begin eight weeks deratisation and fumigation of 27 Model Colleges with hostel facilities, abattoirs/slaughter houses, produce and regular… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Patient in LUTH Has Fully Recovered, to Go Home Soon - Official
Vanguard, 9 March 2020
Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Monday said the hospital had successfully managed… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises to 132 As Epidemic Kills More
This Day, 6 March 2020
At least 11 more deaths have been recorded in the current outbreak of Lassa fever in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said in its weekly situation… Read more »
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Nigeria: Disease Centre Says 118 People Killed By Lassa Fever in 2020
Daily Trust, 27 February 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that at least 118 people have been killed by the outbreak of Lassa fever in just eight weeks. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian University Shut After Loss of Two Students to Lassa Fever, Gunmen
Premium Times, 9 March 2020
The management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) has issued a two-week break following the death of two students of the institution. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Battles Lassa Fever As Coronavirus Spreads Globally
Premium Times, 8 March 2020
The last 13 weeks have seen the world combating the Covid-19 (coronavirus) plague which has now been reported in every continent except Antarctica. Read more »
InFocus
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The European Commission has announced the allocation of U.S.$87,000 (N32 million) in humanitarian funding to assist families affected by the outbreak of Lassa fever. The fund will ... Read more »
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The death toll from an outbreak of Lassa fever has risen to 70. The Nigerian Academy of Science and resident doctors have called for the outbreak to be declared a national health ... Read more »
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Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic illness, caused by contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or faeces, which has thus far spread to seven states, ... Read more »
