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Lassa fever, Cholera, Others Killed 1,084 In 2022
According to an analysis of disease situation reports obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,084 lives were lost to six infections in Nigeria in 2022. These infections which also resulted in 20,375 confirmed cases include Lassa fever, cholera, measles, meningitis, monkey pox, and yellow fever in Nigeria in 2022. The NCDC…
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Should You Be Worried About The New Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria?
As the world slowly eases restrictions and adjusts to life post-covid, countries have recorded new frightening cases of the coronavirus. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), about 144 cases of covid-19 were recorded from August 14 to 15, 2022. On its official website on Tuesday, the NCDC stated that out of the…
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What To Know About Cases Of Monkey Pox In Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently disclosed a rise in cases of Monkeypox shortly after the UK Health Security Agency diagnosed a patient believed to have contracted the infection from Nigeria. According to the report, the NCDC has confirmed a total of 46 suspected cases and 15 confirmed cases of monkeypox between January…
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Laser Fever: What You Should Know About The 2022 Outbreak In Nigeria
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) had officially announced the re-emergence of laser fever on January 3, 2022, and by the end of the month, the Centre confirmed 211 cases including 40 deaths from 14 of the 36 Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory across the country. By February, the centre had recorded…
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19, Cholera Threaten Nigeria Health System
Nigeria’s health care system might be under pressure to intensify efforts as it battles the increasing cases of COVID-19 and Cholera outbreaks in some states. COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria had entered its third wave after the recent upsurge in reported cases. Nigeria now has over 168,000 cases of the virus with over 164,000 discharged and…
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20 Killed, 322 Infected As Cholera Outbreak Hits Nigeria Again
Multiple sources have reported a cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria that has killed at least 20 people in the past two weeks. Nigeria records an annual outbreak of Cholera especially towards the rainy season which according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is a result of poor sanitation. The latest cholera outbreak in Bauchi…
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2021 Week 15: Covid-19 Cases Consecutively Drops
The total cases of COVID-19 recorded in the fifteenth week of 2021 have dropped to 499 against the over 600 cases recorded in the previous week. On average, Nigeria had 71.3 cases reported daily in the fifteenth week. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria reported 71 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 9th of…
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Nigeria Records 100,000 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
The centre has reported that the nation has recorded a consistent increase in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the beginning of December 2020 to January 2021. New data disclosed that Nigeria reached the “100,000 cases milestone” on the 10th of January 2021, with 100,087 confirmed cases and 1,358 deaths hence…