NCDC records 109 deaths from Lassa Fever in January
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said 22 states of the federation recorded 109 deaths from Lassa […]
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Cross River Govt to sanction erring medical officers who leave their posts
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – As part of efforts to sanitize the Ministry of Health, The Cross River State Government has vowed to deal decisively […]
Lassa Fever outbreak: Anambra constitutes contact tracing team
Anambra confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday in Awka. “In Anambra, we have recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa […]
Edo, Ondo, Bauchi states account for 84% of Lassa Fever cases – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi states account for 84 per cent of Lassa fever […]
Kano Govt confirms outbreak of Diphtheria in 13 LGAs
The Kano State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Diphtheria in 13 Local Government Areas of the state. The state commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu […]
NCDC confirms 42 new cases of COVID -19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State recording […]
We’re monitoring rising cases of COVID-19 in hotspot countries – NCDC
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja –The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), had assured that it will continue to monitor global COVID-19 epidemiology including […]
Cholera: Poor, inconsistent reporting of cases from states major challenge to control — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has blamed poor and inconsistent reporting of cholera cases from states as one of the major […]
NCDC registers 975 Lassa fever cases, 177 deaths in 11 months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the cumulative case of Lassa fever in the country since the beginning of […]
Lassa Fever: Nigeria concludes 18th-month infection cohort follow-up, says investigator
Dr Benedict Azuogu, Principal Investigator at the ongoing workshop to discuss the progress of research known as “the Enable Lassa Research Programme”, said that Nigeria […]
NCDC confirms 481 monkeypox cases, 7 deaths
Nigeria has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkeypox. The country also recorded 482 cases and seven deaths resulting from monkeypox in 2022. These […]
Nigeria on alert mode as Ebola resurfaces in Uganda — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the […]
Nigeria records 41 monkeypox cases in 7 days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, from 12 states […]
NCDC announces 21 monkey pox cases in 7 days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkey pox in the country within the past seven days. The NCDC […]
Nigeria records 48 new cases of monkeypox – NCDC
Nigeria recorded 48 additional cases of monkeypox between Aug. 8 and Aug. 14. The 48 cases were recorded in 16 states, the Nigeria Centre for […]
Nigeria records 60 suspected cases of monkeypox – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 60 new suspected cases of monkeypox in its latest situation report covering Aug. 1 to Aug. […]
NCDC confirms additional 13 new cases of Lassa fever
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 13 additional new cases of Lassa fever in seven days from five states,which were; Ondo, Edo, […]
NCDC inaugurates biological materials lab to tackle emerging diseases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has inaugurated a biorepository in Lagos to collect, catalog and store samples of biological materials for […]
Nigeria’s Lassa fever cases jump to 857, 164 deaths– NCDC
The Lassa fever cases in Nigeria have jumped to 857 and 164 people have so far died from the disease in the first seven months […]
WHO sensitizes Borno residents on dangers of monkey pox, cholera, others
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken some proactive and preventive measures to support the Borno State Government in the […]