The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 152 deaths from Lassa fever this year, with 811 cases recorded across 21 states.
In its latest report for Epidemiological Week 28, the agency said the current case fatality...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Lassa fever has killed 145 people in 2025, with 766 confirmed cases across 18 states.
Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba and Ebonyi account for 91% of the cases, with Ondo alone recording 31%.
The...
Lassa fever has caused 127 deaths between January and April 2025, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The disease has spread across 18 states, with a case fatality rate of 18.8%, slightly higher than...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated emergency response centres in Jigawa, Yobe, Gombe, Katsina, Kebbi, and Sokoto following a deadly meningitis outbreak.
As of March 23, 2025, the outbreak has claimed 151 lives, with 1,826 suspected cases reported across 23 states, according to NCDC’s...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,319 deaths from the ongoing diphtheria outbreak, with Kano State accounting for 75% of confirmed cases.
According to the NCDC’s latest situation report, over 42,000 suspected cases have been...
A strange illness in Bida, Niger State, has hospitalised 24 people, causing panic across the community. The illness, which causes sudden collapse, weakness, and loss of communication abilities, has affected multiple areas, including Laruta, Ekoko, and Banin.
According to residents,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,154 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 190 deaths in 2024. Speaking in Abuja, NCDC Director General Dr. Jide Idris disclosed that 9,492 suspected cases were documented this year,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 762 fatalities due to outbreaks of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) and Lassa fever between 2023 and 2024.
During a press briefing in Abuja, NCDC Director General Dr....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that diphtheria has claimed at least 1,191 lives across the country from May 2023 to date.
Speaking at the National Intra-Action Review Meeting for the diphtheria outbreak in Kaduna, Dr. Muzzammil...
Dr. Jide Idris, the Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDC) has announced there are now over 2,100 suspected cases of cholera in the country, with 63 patients confirmed dead. The DG gave...
