Lassa Fever

January 06, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a total of 1,119 cases of Lassa fever across the country in 2025, with Ondo, Bauchi and Edo states accounting for the bulk of...

March 02, (THEWILL) - Commissioner for Health and Human Services in Benue State, Dr Ortese Yanmar, has called on people of the State to observe preventive practices in the face of the Lassa Fever outbreak, even as five deaths...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 21 (THEWILL) – The European Union (EU) has pledged to assist Nigeria with N32 million humanitarian aid to curb the spread of Lassa fever. This pledge was announced in a press statement on Thursday where it said the...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 20 (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Government says it has placed the 63 people who had direct contact with index Lassa fever case under surveillance. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known while giving...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 19 (THEWILL) - Lagos has recorded a case of Lassa fever currently raging in 19 other states in the country.  This was announced Announcing on Wednesday morning by the State Commissioner for Health Prof, Akin Abayomi revealing that...