Nigeria records 80 deaths from Lassa fever in one week
Nigeria recorded 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in an information on its official website, that the case fatality rate (CFR) had risen to 19.4 per cent, up from 17.5 per cent in […]
NCDC Urges Caution Over Ebola Outbreak
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has urged Nigerians to adopt preventive measures against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) following the confirmation of an outbreak in Uganda. He advised the public to maintain strict hygiene practices, including frequent handwashing with soap and water or using hand […]
Cholera outbreak claims 53 lives in Nigeria
The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed 53 lives as of yesterday, June 24. Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Jide Idris, gave this at a press briefing, saying that the 53 deaths stem from 1,528 suspected cases across 107 Local Government Areas in 31 states. In […]
NCDC begins investigation on strange illness identified in Sokoto
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, says the agency has begun investigating and responding to a strange illness identified in six wards in Sokoto State. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, Idris explained that the agency has deployed a National Rapid Response Team to […]
NCDC activates emergency operations centre for Lassa fever over escalating incidence
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has activated its Lassa fever emergency operations centre in response to the country’s escalating incidence of the disease. A statement signed by the NCDC Director General, Ifedayo Adetifa, on Thursday stated that in 2023, there was an increase in the number of cases reported from week 49 […]
