Death toll from Lassa fever has risen to 127, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This ...

AN OUTBREAK of horrifying 'rat fever' has infected 3,700 people and killed 122 since the start of the year. Lassa fever - spread by infected rodents - is tearing through Nigeria, with health ...

Reports from the Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) indicate the outbreak of Lassa fever, sparking fear among residents. Health officials have already swung into action to contain the spread of ...

Lassa fever has claimed five lives in one week from 15 confirmed cases reported across six states and 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs), according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recorded 14 new confirmed cases and three deaths from Lassa fever cases in one week, spanning 24 to 30 March, 2025. The NCDC stated ...

A consultant clinical microbiologist at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Dr. Usman Yahaya Umar, has urged Kano residents to take preventive measures after confirmed cases of Lassa fever in ...

Due to the ongoing outbreak of Lassa fever in parts of the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has deployed its Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to Kogi, Plateau ...

ABUJA, March 31 (Reuters) - Lassa fever killed 118 people in Nigeria in the first three months of this year, the West African country's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said.

A Phase Ia clinical trial led by a research team at the Institut Pasteur is set to begin for the platform's first vaccine candidate, which targets Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic fever responsible for ...

KANO — A case of Lassa fever has been confirmed at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano State. Speaking on the development, Salisu Inuwa, spokesperson for the hospital’s Infection ...

Eighteen Nigeria states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever shave recorded at least one confirmed case, through it's suspected that the virus has spread to as many as 33 states.