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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - a Persistent Public Health Burden for Nigeria

All Africa 24 Dec 2025
Lassa fever remains one of Nigeria's most persistent public health challenges, exposing longstanding gaps in disease surveillance, infection control, and access to timely medical care ....
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Nigeria: First Volunteer Receives Lassa Fever Vaccine in Cutting-Edge Oxford Trial

All Africa 04 Dec 2025
The Oxford Vaccine Group has vaccinated the first volunteer in a first-in-human trial ...
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Nigeria: Deaths From Lassa Fever Hits 184, With 995 Confirmed Cases

All Africa 28 Nov 2025
Abuja -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that Nigeria has recorded a total 184 casualties from Lassa Fever this year ....
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Deaths from Lassa Fever Hits 184, With 995 Confirmed Cases, Says NCDC

This Day 28 Nov 2025
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that Nigeria has recorded a total 184 casualties from Lassa Fever this year. It also put the Cumulative number of confirmed cases of Lassa Fever at 995.
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Nigeria Records 976 Lassa Fever Cases, 178 Deaths in 2025

This Day 22 Nov 2025
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that Nigeria has recorded a total of 976 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever with 178 deaths since this year ... In its latest Lassa Fever ...
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Death Toll from Lassa Fever Climbs to 177 in Nigeria

MENA FN 20 Nov 2025
(MENAFN) The death toll from a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa–s most populous nation, has surged to 177 so far in 2025, health authorities reported Thursday.In its latest briefing, the ... .
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Lassa fever death toll rises to 177 in Nigeria

Xinhua 20 Nov 2025
20 (Xinhua) -- The number of people died from a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen to 177 since the start of this year, authorities said Thursday ... Lassa fever death toll rises to 177 in Nigeria.
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Clinical Trials Strengthening Nigeria's Health Sovereignty

All Africa 13 Nov 2025
Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, ...
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First Human Trial Shows Promising Results for Single-dose Lassa Fever Vaccine

This Day 09 Nov 2025
Gupta noted that Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic illness endemic to West Africa, kills thousands of people annually ... NAN reported that Lassa fever is endemic to West Africa, particularly in ...
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 176 As Fatality Rate Worsens - NCDC

All Africa 06 Nov 2025
The NCDC report shows that Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Taraba remain the epicentres of the outbreak, accounting for 88 per cent of all confirmed cases recorded so far this year ....
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Lassa fever death toll in Nigeria climbs to 172

China.dot.org 22 Oct 2025
22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen to 172 since the beginning of this year, public health authorities said Wednesday.
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Nigeria: In a Situation Report, NCDC Confirms Killing of 168 Persons By Lassa Fever in ...

All Africa 06 Oct 2025
Abuja -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that Lassa fever has claimed 168 lives across 21 states in 2025 ....
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In a Situation Report, NCDC Confirms Killing of 168 Persons By Lassa Fever in 21 States, 106 LGAs

This Day 05 Oct 2025
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that Lassa fever has claimed 168 lives across 21 states in 2025 ... Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness ...
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Death toll from Lassa fever outbreak hits 166 in Nigeria

The Star 02 Oct 2025
2 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria Records 871 Confirmed Cases of Lassa Fever, 162 Deaths

All Africa 18 Sep 2025
Abuja -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said Nigeria has so far recorded a total of 871 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever with 162 deaths ....

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