NIGERIA – Nigeria has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to sensitize the general public and carry out coordinated response in an effort to contain Lassa fever outbreak which…
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control activates emergency operations to curb Lassa Fever outbreak
NIGERIA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated the national multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in response to the upsurge in cases of…
Read MoreLassa Fever strikes Nigeria
NIGERIA – As Nigeria battles the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least two people died from Lassa fever in the first week of 2022, according to the Nigerian Centre…
Read MoreZalgen Labs announces contract with CEPI for Lassa Fever study in West Africa
NIGERIA – Zalgen Labs has inked a three-year contract with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to provide its antibody testing kits for a study to assess the incidence…
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