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.

At least 13 people have died from a Lassa fever outbreak in the Edo state, southern Nigeria, local authorities said ...

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

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 ...

Ghana, a West African nation with a population of approximately 33 million, has made significant strides in managing ...

Advances in medical sciences have reduced infectious disease mortality, but emerging pathogens pose global health threats.

The Edo state government has reported 13 deaths from a Lassa fever outbreak in the state. Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the Edo Ministry of Health, disclosed this on Sunday ...

The campaign focuses on three seasonal diseases of cholera, meningitis, and Lassa fever, which commonly affect different parts of the country at specific times of the year. NOA unveils campaign to ...

Two new studies have shown how climate change can increase disease. Both of these reports were focused on the increase in ...