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September 19, 2024
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NCDC Confirms 982 Lassa Fever Cases, 168 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), on Wednesday confirmed the suspected cases of Lassa fever in the country have risen to 7,973, with 982 confirmed cases. According to the Centre report, the…

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NCDC: Nigeria Records 1,056 Suspected Meningitis Cases, 361 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), on Tuesday confirmed the country has so far recorded a total of 4,915 suspected cases of cerebrospinal meningitis from 24 states in the 2023 and 2024…

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NCDC Places Lagos, Abuja Others On Red Alert As Nigeria Records 39 Confirmed MPox Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed some states including Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Kano, Rivers, Cross-River, Akwa-Ibom, Adamawa and Taraba on red alert, as Nigeria records 39 confirmed cases of Mpox…

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NCDC Names States With Highest Cholera Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that Lagos State is at the centre of a significant cholera outbreak in Nigeria. The was contained in the latest data published via its…

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NCDC Launches National Sequencing Consortium To Boost Health Security

In renewed efforts to prevent and respond to acute threats that could endanger the health of Nigerians, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched the National Sequencing Consortium. Director General of…

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NCDC Launches National Sequencing Consortium To Boost Health Security

In renewed efforts to prevent and respond to acute threats that could endanger the health of Nigerians, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched the National Sequencing Consortium. Director General of…

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NCDC Supports Sokoto To Identify Causes Of Strange Disease

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reiterated its determination to support the Sokoto State government in unravelling the causes of an unknown disease in some parts of the state. Recall that the NCDC…

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NCDC Ties Unknown Disease To Suspected Heavy Metal Poisoning From Mining Activities

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris has said that the ‘unknown illness’ that has been afflicting children in some parts of northern states may be…

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NCDC Activates Lassa Fever Response

In response to the rapidly increasing cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced the activation of its national multisectoral Emergency Operations Centre for Lassa Fever.…

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NCDC Reports Dengue Outbreak In Sokoto

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever in Sokoto State, saying there has been 71 suspected cases, 13 confirmed cases and zero deaths reported in the…

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