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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, on Tuesday, said the agency has begun investigating and responding to a strange illness identified in six wards in Sokoto State. Idris…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it registered 411 confirmed cases and 72 deaths from Lassa fever across 21 states of the federation from week one to week six of 2024. The NCDC said this on its official…

Monkeypox in Nigeria keeps rising as it spreads to 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), raising fears among citizens. This online media platform gathered that Monkeypox is a viral disease transmitted from animals to humans…

About 160 million Nigerians are currently in danger of contracting the Yellow Fever disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO said the number represents almost 25% of all Africans at risk of the disease. It…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is on a high alert after Marburg Virus was detected in Ghana. NCDC Director-General Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said this in a statement on Tuesday. The outbreak in Ghana was…

Borno State Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is an outbreak of monkey pox in the state. The state Director of Public Health, Doctor Lawi Mshelia said on Monday that there are four suspected cases that were reported with three…

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has called for a stronger commitment to tackle the threats of monkeypox and other zoonotic diseases in the country. Adetifa made the call on Wednesday in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has vowed it will prioritise health security amid competing priorities on the national agenda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, made the vow on Monday in Abuja at the bi-weekly…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 21 confirmed cases of Monkeypox with one death from nine states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This came as it activated Monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre to…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that there are no specific treatments available for the monkeypox infection. The centre also urged Nigerians to take certain measures to prevent themselves from contracting the…