LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGRS)-There was a growing fear of outbreak of lassa fever in Gusau town, the Zamfara state capital, following the death of a woman who was tested positive of the disease. The woman, who was brought to King Fahad Women and Children hospital Samaru Gusau died today and investigation conducted by doctors has…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In response to the increasing number of Lassa fever cases across states in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) activated a National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on the 24th of January 2020, to coordinate response activities. As at the 24th of January 2020, 195 confirmed cases and 29 deaths…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, on Friday in Benin City said 76 out of 175 suspected cases of Lassa fever tested positive to the epidemic. Okundia disclosed this during a Lassa fever committee meeting, chaired by the state deputy governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, and representative of the World…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A report by Legit Naija has cautioned Nigerians to stop drinking ‘gari’ as per advice from a medical expert. According to the post, the call to stop the consumption of ‘garri’ was made by Dr. Boniface Okolo, the director of Public Health, Enugu state. According to him, this must be done to…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Lassa fever has killed no fewer than nineteen people in Nigeria.The dreaded disease was reported to have killed three people in Kano and sixteen in Ondo state. Kano State Commissioner for Health, Aminu Tsanyawa, told journalists on Wednesday that the victims of the virus include a pregnant woman and two medical doctors,…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has affirmed that over the last five weeks, there has been a decline in the number of new cases of Lassa fever reported in Nigeria. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, NCDC said the country has equally witnessed a reduction in the number of people…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian doctors may start refusing to attend to patients with Lassa fever if they are not provided with the right equipment to protect themselves. Dr Mike Ozovehe Ogirima, president of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), told BBC Yoruba that eight doctors had died of the disease since the beginning of the year…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGER)-Lassa fever has continued to spread in Nigeria with 913 suspected cases and 73 deaths in 17 states this year with Edo and Ondo bearing 75 per cent of the burden. The acute viral haemorrhagic illness of two-21 days duration is transmitted to humans via contact with food or household items contaminated…
