Category: Lassa Fever
A case of Lassa fever detected in France, here is everything you need to know about this disease
Machine translated from French An extremely rare virus in the Northern Hemisphere because it is endemic to West Africa, there are no vaccines yet to counter Lassa fever. On May 2, 2024, because he was suffering from Lassa fever, a man was admitted to the Bégin military hospital in Saint-Mandé in Val-de-Marne (94). If his condition […]
May 7, 2024
Nigeria: Accelerated research against Lassa fever, which killed 20 people in one week
Actual News Magazine Lassa fever looks a bit like Ebola fever, with fairly severe symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and bleeding. It can kill up to 20% of patients and becomes fatal 10 days after the first symptoms appear, especially if it is not treated. It is found in Africa, in Nigeria […]
Apr 16, 2024
Science Long neglected, Lassa fever is surging in West Africa. Researchers want to know why. Sitting on a bench outside the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in Edo state in southwestern Nigeria in September 2023, Muhammed Luqman Dagana recounted his ordeal earlier in the year with Lassa fever, a deadly hemorrhagic disease of West Africa. […]
Apr 10, 2024
Nigeria: Taraba govt confirms new cases of Lassa fever
Premium Times The Taraba State government on Tuesday confirmed new cases of the viral haemorrhagic fever (Lassa fever) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo. The state commissioner for health, Gbangsheya Buma, said eight out of nine suspected cases that were tested last Friday came out positive. Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES on the telephone, Mr […]
Mar 5, 2024
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Kills 181 Persons, Infects 1,068 In 28 States
Daily Trust Lassa fever has killed 181 persons across 28 states since the beginning of the year. The latest situation report released yesterday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said , “In total for 2023, 28 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 112 local government areas .” It […]
Oct 3, 2023
NCDC Records 117 Lassa Fever Outbreak In 13 States, FCT
(Science Nigeria) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has recorded 117 additional Lassa fever cases from 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the reporting week 4. Disclosing this via its official website today (February 13, 2023), the NCDC said the 13 states include Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Bauchi, Ebonyi, […]
Feb 14, 2023
NCDC reports 763 Monkeypox cases, as Lassa fever kills 53 in January
(The Nation) Nigeria has recorded 763 (501 male, 261 female) confirmed cases of Monkeypox diseases from 34 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as of January 1, 2023, according to the latest epidemiological data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). Of the states with the cases of Monkeypox in the country, […]
Feb 14, 2023