Doctors battle Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria

Mar 14, 2022 | NEWS

Nigerian hospitals are dealing this year with rising cases of Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that is endemic to...

Lassa fever in Nigeria: Promising results from a new study will improve the quality of care

Apr 12, 2021 | NEWS

  Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that is usually transmitted to humans from the infected urine or feces of...

LASSA FEVER IN NIGERIA: ALIMA treats patients despite lack of funding

Feb 20, 2020 | NEWS

“Since December 2019, our teams have been supporting the free medical care of confirmed Lassa fever patients admitted to...

NIGERIA: Urgent support needed to respond to outbreak of Lassa fever

Jan 23, 2019 | NEWS, PRESS RELEASES

“Medical teams at the Owo Federal Medical Center are providing care to a high number of patients, due to the rapid increase in...

Video: Nigeria battles against a large-scale Lassa fever outbreak

Mar 29, 2018 | NEWS

According to the latest figures from the NCDC, there have been more than 1,600 suspected cases reported between January 1 and...