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Environmental changes driving Lassa fever spread in Nigeria, expert warns

Environmental changes, including deforestation, biodiversity loss and changing rainfall patterns, are accelerating…

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Lassa fever still claims one in every four patients in Nigeria — U.S. CDC

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) says Lassa…

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Lassa Fever death toll hits 214 in Nigeria

Lassa fever has killed 214 people this year, in Nigeria, with health…

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Lassa Fever: NCDC registers 200 deaths in 28 States

Lassa Fever: NCDC registers 200 deaths in 28 States

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Nigeria loses 200 persons to Lassa Fever – NCDC

Nigeria loses 28 persons to Lassa Fever - NCDC

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Lassa fever: Ondo records 106 cases, 8 deaths Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to Ondo State governor on Health Lassa Fever By Segun Giwa Akure, Jan. 29, 2023(NAN) Ondo State government has said 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths have been recorded in the state this year. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Faduyile said the confirmed cases were in six local governments of Owo, Akure North, Akure South, Ose, Akoko South-West and Idanre. According to him, Owo has the highest cases of 68, Akure North (13), Akure South (11), Ose(9), Akoko South-West(5) and Idanre (1). “Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 23, we have had 268 suspected cases of Lassa Fever, 106 confirmed cases and unfortunately eight deaths,” Faduyile said. He explained that the prevalent period of the disease was during the dry season and part of the rainy season when farmers were cultivating lands for farming. “The farmers during this period will do a lot of bush burning and when they burn the bush, the rats will move from their natural habitat to a place safer and a lot of them tends to come towards homes in that surrounding. “The first way to prevent Lassa is to stop bush burning, and we have sensitised against this,” he said. Faduyile advised people not put their foods where rats can have access. “We have observed that some of our cultural activities like spreading cassava on the road to dry are harmful because rats can come around eat out of the cassava and drop faeces or urine on it. “Besides, we have observed that our level of hygiene, if it is not well improved, it can attract rats, because rats are scavengers and when there is uneaten food, that is not covered, they tend to come,” he said. Faduyile noted that the government has embarked on advocacy through the local governments and traditional rulers as well as other preventive means to stem the disease. “Every year there is ‘deratification’, that is to kill all the rats, and we have started it this year which has been largely successful. “Also, there have been a lot of advocacy to medical personnel for them to have high index of suspicion for any fever,” he said. Faduyile said the government has improved the state Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, to a standard that can take care of Lassa fever.
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Lassa fever kills 8 persons in Ondo

Lassa fever kills 8 persons in Ondo

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NCDC issues Lassa fever public, health advisory
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Lassa fever kills 2 medical doctors in Oyo

Oyo State Government says four deaths, including three healtcare workers, were recorded…

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40 Nigerians died from Lassa fever in January alone – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), registered 40 Lassa fever-related deaths…

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Nigerian doctors mourn as Lassa fever kills their colleague

Some Nigerians physicians are struggling ton cope with the fatal irony that…

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Illnesses presenting themselves a fever, cough may be Lassa fever – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday issued a warning…

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