A study on FUO in Guinea found diverse bacterial and viral infections, frequent misdiagnoses, and high antibiotic resistance, ...

The case fatality rate (CFR) increased to 19.4 per cent compared to 17.5 per cent during the same period in 2024, reflecting a higher mortality rate.Nigeria has recorded a decrease in Lassa fever ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 70 deaths and 358 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 10 states since the ...

Annual Lassa fever outbreaks often involve infections and fatalities among healthcare workers. In 2024, NCDC data indicated that 35 healthcare workers were affected by the disease. The NCDC noted ...

Latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reveal a total of 1,552 suspected cases, 358 confirmed cases and 70 deaths from Lassa fever since the beginning of the ...

Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports.

The resurgence of Lassa fever in Nigeria has sparked concern ... the country recorded 17 new deaths and 68 confirmed cases, including infections among healthcare workers. According to the NCDC ...

Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Nigeria. “Person-to-person infections and laboratory transmission can also occur, particularly ...

ABUJA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 people have died from a Lassa fever outbreak in the Edo state, southern Nigeria, local authorities said Sunday. The state government confirmed 83 cases out of ...

A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown ...