The virus, which causes acute viral haemorrhagic fever, has spread to 103 local government areas across 20 states.

Despite lessons from the Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics, Nigeria's readiness for an outbreak of diseases such as Lassa Fever is ...

Lassa Fever is a viral hemorrhagic illness endemic to West Africa especially Nigeria. It's transmitted primarily through ...

Bullish on their success, the global public health enterprise turned to another threat: polio. Eliminating polio would ...

The West African Health Organization (WAHO) has officially announced revised dates for the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (LIC). The conference will now take place from 8 to 12 ...

As Nigeria battles recurrent outbreaks of Lassa fever and other communicable diseases, and the world continues to make sense ...

The report, which covered the week of June 16-22, revealed that 781 confirmed cases were reported out of 5,943 suspected ...

As a practising Catholic, I was raised to revere the Mass as the highest form of worship -- a sacred moment in which heaven touches earth and the faithful encounter the divine. Over the years, my ...

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that it is currently in collaboration with partners, ...

Wild Africa, a conservation nonprofit, has called for urgent and consistent action to reduce the risk of future pandemics by ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed that five states—Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and ...

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said 10 new cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in Ondo and ...