Nigeria Struggles With Lassa Fever in a Time of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak has risen to at least 185. Nigeria is currently dealing with what is turning out to be the largest outbreak that has prompted calls for the declaration of a national health emergency - at a time when the country rises to the challenge of COVID-19, a worldwide pandemic.
Lassa fever public health advisory.
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Nigeria:
Death Toll From Lassa Fever Outbreak Hits 193 - NCDC
Vanguard, 27 March 2020
The death toll from the Lassa fean outbreak of Lassa fever has risen to 173, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Country Records 176 Deaths From Lassa Fever Outbreak
This Day, 27 March 2020
Amidst the burden from COVID-19, Nigeria has recorded three new deaths from Lassa fever, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 176 since the outbreak in January. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic, Lassa Fever Claims Lives in Ondo
Premium Times, 26 March 2020
Although it is yet to record any positive case for the dreaded <a target="_blank"… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno Closes Lassa Fever Outbreak, Briefs Media On COVID-19
WHO, 21 March 2020
Following concerted partners' response, led by the World Health Organization, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Salihu Kwayabura has declared an end of Lassa fever outbreak in Borno… Read more »
InFocus
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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 ... 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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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 »
