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Nigeria: 132 People Died of Lassa Fever in 4 Months - Minister
Vanguard, 13 April 2022
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, who disclosed this during his ministry's bi-weekly press briefing in Abuja yesterday, said while 132 persons have so far died… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Kills 132 in Four Months, Says Govt
This Day, 13 April 2022
The federal government has said it will begin the enforcement of environmental sanitation to reduce the increasing prevalence of Lassa fever across the country. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Country Records Six Deaths, 29 New Infections
Premium Times, 27 March 2022
The report shows that of the 11 states that accounted for the new cases, Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi States topped the infection chart with 68 per cent. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records One Death, 33 New Infections
Premium Times, 18 March 2022
<em>In 2022, a total of 630 people have been infected by Lassa fever, cases across 87 Local Government Areas in 23 states of the federation.</em> Read more »
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Nigeria: Rising Infectious Diseases - Experts Advocate Improved Adult Vaccination Campaign
Premium Times, 6 April 2022
An expert said that even if fully vaccinated as a child, adults may be at risk for other diseases due to age, job, lifestyle, travel, or a health condition. Read more »
Preventive Measures But Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises In Nigeria
The death toll of Lassa fever has risen to 132 since the beginning of 2022, amid ongoing measures by the government to reduce infections across the country.
Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora said that the country has so far recorded 691 confirmed cases, out of a total of 3,746 suspected cases across 23 of Nigeria's 36 states.
Lassa fever is an acute and often viral hemorrhagic fever, transmitted to human beings via contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or faeces. Symptoms include fever, general weakness, vomiting and diarrhoea, headaches, and coughing.
In January 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said it had activated the national multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary Lassa fever emergency operations centre in response to the outbreak in the country. The disease control agency said it is currently distributing medical response commodities to states and treatment centres, as part of measures to control the spread of the disease.
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Nigeria has set up an emergency response centre to deal with outbreaks of Lassa fever in parts of the country. This follows a rising number of cases between January ... Read more »
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Lassa fever, a viral disease, has again resurfaced in Nigeria, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) warning that it is ravaging many communities across the country. ... Read more »
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The government has expressed concern over the number of new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in some states, as the dry season approaches. Lassa fever generally occurs ... Read more »
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