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…Source says cases from Ebonyi were treated in ISTH, not Abakaliki Martins Ifijeh The Lassa Fever Isolation Ward in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Edo State, is presently recording an over flow of patients with about 25 confirmed or suspected cases currently under treatment or...

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka– FOLLOWING the reported cases of Lassa fever in some parts of the country, the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Akabuike has warned against the habit of drinking raw garri, which might have been infested by rats carrying the disease. Garri Speaking in an...

No fewer than ten persons are currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, (FMC), Owo, following the outbreak of Lassa Fever in Ose and Owo local government areas of the state. LEADERSHIP checks showed that out of the ten victims, four persons came from Akoko area of the …...

Federal Government doing next to nothing – Nigerian Doctor shares Thread on Lassa Fever | #Trending 22.01.2018 at 9:22 pm By BellaNaija.com Leave a Comment A medical doctor on Twitter @DebonairDoctor has lamented the neglect of the welfare of doctors in the country by the Federal Government. The...

Doctor Victor Idowu Ahmed, a graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka who just secured placement for houseman-ship at Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja has died of Lassa fever which he contracted in the line of his duty. A source say: “He died today. Lassa fever took … via Naijaloaded |...

A fresh case of Lassa Fever has been recorded in Lokoja, Kogi State. This followed the death of a child in the early hours of Friday. The child had been admitted at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja. Meanwhile, a Medical Doctor who was said to have had contact with … via Daily Post Nigeria...

The death toll of victims of the Lassa fever outbreak in Ebonyi State has risen to four, an official has said. The Commissioner for Health, Daniel Umezuruike, also said 139 persons have been placed under surveillance in the state. via Premium Times Nigeria – http://ift.tt/2DjarXM Get More...

Panic at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), in Ebonyi State, on Sunday, as two doctors and a nurse serving feared dead following a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever disease in the state. Also, a medical student and a nurse were hospitalised for reportedly contacting the dread...

…2 doctors, 1 nurse feared dead, others hospitalised Obinna Odogwu, Abakaliki Two doctors and a nurse serving at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), in Ebonyi State were, on Sunday, feared dead following a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever disease in the state. Also, a medical student...

The Director of Primary Health Care in Akoko-Edo Local Government Council of Edo, Sunday Yerumoh, on Monday confirmed two cases of Lassa fever in the locality. Mr. Yerumoh made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Igarra, the administrative headquarters...

One pupil of the Federal Government College, Langtang, Plateau State, has died of Lassa fever. Two others have been hospitalised. Commissioner for Health Kuden Deyin, who confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday, said: “Yes, there was an outbreak of Lassa Fever at the Federal...

No fewer than 24 persons have died following the outbreak of Lassa Fever between November 2015 and February 2017 across Bauchi State. A data of the Lassa Fever outbreak in Bauchi State, obtained from the Ministry of Health and made available to newsmen, indicated that 37 cases were recorded...

The Bauchi State Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of four patients out of the five cases of Lassa fever in Bauchi, Alkaleri and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Halima Muqaddas, made the confirmation on Friday while addressing journalists...

The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Kunden Deyin, said the state recorded four deaths, while laboratory tests confirmed five cases of Lassa fever since December 2016. The commissioner told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday via telephone interview in Jos that 80 per cent of...

The Lassa fever virus has been confirmed in a Private Hospital in Rivers state by the Rivers ministry of health. According to commissioner for health, Dr Theophilus Odagme, the patient had been managed, fully recovered and discharged. “ Right now, we pray it does not pose further threat to...

The management of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta has shut down the Accident and Emergency Unit to prevent further escalation of Lassa fever, which has claimed two lives, between last Friday and Sunday, in the hospital. The viral disease is also known as Lassa hemorrhagic...

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abeokuta on Tuesday confirmed the death of a Nursing staff to Lassa fever, while two others have been placed observation. The victim reportedly died last week after battling with the sickness, which is also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF). The...

Ondo State government has sent a patient tested positive for deadly Lassa fever has at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State back to Edo State where the victim emerged. It was gathered that the victim who came from Edo State went to the FMC to treat malaria fever but after a blood test...

One person has been confirmed to have died from Lassa Fever in Bauchi State while two suspected cases are being closely monitored. Head of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Agency, Pharmacist Ibrahim Gamawa made the disclosure in Bauchi yesterday. Speaking to our Daily Trust reporter on...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed five more cases of Lassa fever across four states in the last 11 days. The states according to a statement by NCDC are; 1. Plateau State, two cases 2. Rivers State, one case 3. Bauchi State, one case 4. Gombe State, one case Four of the...