Asema Msuega, Physician and Benue State Epidemiologist, has raised the alarm over the outbreak of seven fresh suspected cases ...
Nigerian health authorities on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Lassa fever that has killed 16 people since early January, despite successfully containing the disease last year. "Since the onset of ...
Nigeria recorded 215 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, as the viral haemorrhagic disease continued to spread across the ...
The experimental vaccine is being developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, a UK-based research institution, with support from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says 215 deaths were recorded from Lassa fever in 2025, with the ...
A suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has claimed four lives, including two ...
A suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Nasarawa has led to four deaths, including two pregnant women, and the closure of the Awe ...
The Benue State Epidemiologist, Dr Asema Msuega, on Sunday disclosed that the state has recorded seven new suspected cases of Lassa fever.Msuega noted that samples from the affected individuals have ...
Medical services in Guinea are on alert after a man died from Lassa fever, health officials said on Thursday, with some 80 people being monitored for the deadly disease. The virus was found in a ...
At least seven fresh suspected cases of Lassa fever have emerged in Benue State, intensifying public concern over a potential ...
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Lassa Fever’s Stubborn Grip

The latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) paint a sobering picture of the country’s ongoing battle with Lassa fever.
The Benue State Epidemiologist, Asema Msuega, who disclosed this on Sunday, said samples had been collected from all seven ...