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NCDC Confirms 982 Lassa Fever Cases, 168 Deaths

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…

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

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…

MPOX: Enugu, Bayelsa Lead As Virus Spreads To 21 States

MPOX: Enugu, Bayelsa Lead As Virus Spreads To 21 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Monday said the Centre has recorded 55 confirmed cases of Mpox out of 935 suspected cases across 39 Local Government Areas in 21 states, and…

NCDC Names States With Highest Cholera Cases

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…

Lassa Fever Cases Increase In Week 51 Of 2023 – NCDC

Lassa Fever Cases Increase In Week 51 Of 2023 – NCDC

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday reported a sharp increase in Lassa Fever cases in week 51 of 2023. But when compared to the same time last year, the centre reported a…

EU Allocates €1m To Fight Diphtheria Outbreak In Nigeria

EU Allocates €1m To Fight Diphtheria Outbreak In Nigeria

The fight against the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria has received a significant boost, with the European Union (EU) allocating €1 million in humanitarian funding to combat the spread of the disease and support the most…

Again, UNILAG Students Stage Protest Over Tuition Hike

Again, UNILAG Students Stage Protest Over Tuition Hike

Again, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) students took to the streets to protest the tuition fee increment under the banner of the Students Solidarity Group Against Students Hike in association with the National Association of…

Nigeria Do Not Have New COVID-19 Variants – NCDC

Nigeria Do Not Have New COVID-19 Variants – NCDC

The novel EG.5 and BA.2.86 subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have not yet been discovered in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This was disclosed…

Unknown Disease Kills 10 Children In Kaduna

Unknown Disease Kills 10 Children In Kaduna

Ten kids between the ages of 3 and 13 are said to have mysteriously passed away. According to information obtained by the New Telegraph, the children died of an unidentified possible respiratory infection. It was…

Diphtheria: Nigeria Records 557 Cases, 73 Deaths – WHO

Diphtheria: Nigeria Records 557 Cases, 73 Deaths – WHO

Since the start of 2023, at least 557 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been found in Nigeria’s 21 states. The World Health Organization study who revealed this on Wednesday said the number of fatalities has…