18.5% case fatality rate in Lassa fever outbreak – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported an 18.5 per cent Case of Fatality Rate (CFR) for Lassa fever. The NCDC disclosed this on Monday via…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported an 18.5 per cent Case of Fatality Rate (CFR) for Lassa fever. The NCDC disclosed this on Monday via…
A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in Tanzania has killed at least 8 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In a statement on Tuesday, the global health agency…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at “moderate” risk for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In a public health advisory, the agency said the Federal Government is…
A military surgeon who exposed the Chinese government’s cover-up of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic 20 years ago and lived for years under intermittent house arrest has died…
My husband loved swallow! Pounded yam especially but where he couldn’t get it, he would settle for poundo, semo or garri. In short any swallow that goes with egusi, gbegiri,…
Dr Osas Ikponwonsa, the Chief Medical Director, Calvary Estate Hospital, Benin, says hantavirus infection can lead to other complications if not treated. Ikponwonsa said this in an interview with News…
Microsoft has halted the rollout of its latest update to the Windows 10 operating system after users started complaining that it was wiping their files. The October 2018 update was…