JUST IN: NCDC places Nigerians on alert over Diphtheria
Lara Adejoro …Kano, Osun, Yobe record cases The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases […]
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72% Lassa fever cases found in Ondo, two others —NCDC
Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that 72 per cent of all confirmed cases of Lassa fever in 2022 […]
Lassa fever killed 189, infected 63 health workers – NCDC
Lara Adejoro The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria in 2022 was 189, according to the situation report by the Nigeria Centre […]
Six states account for 84% cholera cases – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has blamed poor and inconsistent reporting of cholera cases from states as one of the major challenges to the […]
New COVID-19 variants not in Nigeria – NCDC
Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-lineages partly responsible for the current increase in COVID-19 […]
COVID-19: Travel restrictions didn’t have public health benefits —NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control has said that recent experiences in the country with the arrival of the COVID-19 omicron variants showed […]
Cholera: Poor reporting of cases from states major challenge to control —NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has blamed poor and inconsistent reporting of cholera cases from states as one of the major challenges […]
NCDC begins biweekly COVID-19 updates
Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said it has transitioned from weekly case announcements for COVID-19 to biweekly situation reports for COVID-19. The […]
Yuletide: NCDC warns of possible COVID-19 infection rise
Lara Adejoro The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has predicted that Nigeria will likely see an increase in COVID-19 […]
Antibiotic residues in milk, eggs could cause cancer —NCDC
Amarachi Okeh The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has cautioned Nigerians in livestock farming against antibiotics abuse, warning that antimicrobial residues in eggs, milk, and […]