NCDC confirms new Lassa fever case
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a new case of Lassa fever in a 31-year-old ...
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NCDC records 103 Lassa fever deaths, 563 confirmed cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, confirmed 563 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,960 ...
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Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records 28 New Cases, Three Deaths
Ondo, Bauchi and Edo.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 28 new confirmed cases and three deaths from Lassa fever.The centre stated this on Wednesday in its ...
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Diphtheria: Paediatricians demand scale-up of immunisation
The Paediatric Association of Nigeria has decried the outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria and ...
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FMC Ovwian Takeoff: Delta Government Assures of Synergy with Federal Ministry of Health
The Delta State Government has commended the Federal Government for considering the State for the establishment of a Federal ...
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NCDC Report: Diphtheria killed over 1,300 in three years
Between April 2022 and March 9, 2025, diphtheria killed 1,319 people across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has stated in its latest situation report.
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Over 1,300 diphtheria deaths recorded as vaccination gaps persist – NCDC
According to the NCDC, Kano State accounts for 75 per cent of confirmed cases, with 18,108 out of 25,812. Other high-burden states include Bauchi (2,334), Yobe (2,408) and Katsina (1,501).
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Centre to take over polio surveillance from WHO, dismantle the UN agency's programme
New Delhi: India is set to take over polio surveillance activities from the World Health Organization (WHO) and hand over the responsibility to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), two ...
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Tinubu congratulates Osakwe on winning UK top cyber security award
ABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Fene Osakwe on winning the Cyber Personality of the Year award at the 2025 Cyber Security Awards in the UK. Dr Osakwe is the chairman of the ...
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How do watches and warnings differ, and which weather alert is worse?
It also brings higher chances for tornadoes, large hail, flash floods and damaging winds — and that means more alerts about threatening forecasts, which often come in the form of watches and ...
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Lassa fever cases decline in Nigeria, fatality rate remains high at 18.7% – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in new confirmed Lassa fever cases across the country. However, despite the drop in infections, the case fatality ...
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Hubbard scores 26 points, Mississippi State cruises past LSU 91-62 in the SEC Tournament first round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- — Josh Hubbard made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, and No. 10 seed Mississippi State cruised to a 91-62 victory over 15th-seeded LSU in the first round of the SEC ...