In its latest situation report for Epidemiological Week 38, the NCDC disclosed that 4,543 suspected cases have been recorded so far in 2025. Of these, 897 were confirmed positive, with a Case Fatality Rate, CFR,of 18.7%, significantly above the national target of less than 10%. Ondo, Edo, Taraba, and Bauchi remain the worst-hit, accounting for […]
In response to a 160% increase in Mpox cases this year, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC has declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security, PHECS. The World Health Organisation, WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Walter Mulombo, announced that Nigeria will receive doses of the Mpox vaccine as a […]
The Director-General, NCDC, Jide Idris, made this known during an interview in Abuja, stressing that yellow fever, a viral infection transmitted by infected mosquitoes, also posed significant health risks. According to him, the spike in yellow fever incidents can largely be attributed to heightened mosquito activities, as these insects are primary vectors for the disease. […]
Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Jide Idris, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, is leading the discussions with GAVI. The development came as NCDC announced an increase in the death toll and spread of the disease across […]
The NCDC said as of 24th June 2024, a total of 1,528 suspected cases and 53 deaths have been recorded across 31 states. It added that following a dynamic risk assessment of the cholera epidemiological situation which placed the country at a very high risk of increased cholera transmission, the National Cholera Emergency Operations Centre has been activated. Meanwhile, the […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ,NCDC, revealed this in its latest Lassa fever situation report for week 21. NCDC noted that the number of confirmed cases increased from four in week 20 to 10 in the reporting week, adding that the number of suspected cases increased compared to that reported for the […]