Health experts across West Africa are calling for urgent investment in research, innovation, and stronger regional collaboration to combat Lassa…
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is this week hosting a gathering that could shape the future of West Africa’s health security. The…
Renowned virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has urged West African governments to take concrete steps in the fight against Lassa fever,…
The Executive Director of the International Centre of Excellence (IRCE), Prof. Alash’le Abimiku, says new research showing similarities among Lassa…
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Ahead of the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference 2025 (ELFIC2025), public health experts have called on African governments to adopt…
The Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia (FUTHLafia), has set up a Vaccine Research Centre to help Nigeria reduce its heavy…
Nigeria has recorded 145 deaths from Lassa fever as of Epidemiological Week 25 of 2025, with the case fatality rate (CFR) rising to 18.6%, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).
Edo State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, gave an update about the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state. He said there are 137 confirmed cases and 24 people have died from the disease.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 145 deaths from Lassa fever so far in 2025, as the country continues to grapple with the viral hemorrhagic disease across 18 states.