THE NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged State Governments to strengthen year-round community engagement to curb the spread of Lassa fever. In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba, up from three reported the previous week. This, the NC...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SUSPECTED CASES of Lassa fever in Nigeria have reached 6,520 this year, with 811 confirmed and 152 deaths recorded as of week 28, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). From July 7 to July 13, the agency recorded 265 suspected cases, including 11 confirmed in Ondo, Edo, […]
