Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao hailed the launch of the first edition of the Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Technical Guidelines, noting that it marks a significant ...

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research has highlighted the need for improved diagnostics and vaccines to quickly and effectively detect and treat viral haemorrhagic fevers, which are common in ...

Iraq said Thursday it has recorded 19 deaths from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever already this year and urged farmers and abattoir workers to step up precautions when handling livestock. […] ...

As of epidemiological week 23 in 2025, a total of 143 deaths have been reported, with a CFR of 18.9 per cent- higher than the ...

Lassa fever is surging again across Nigeria, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirming a higher ...

If we look again at the viral haemorrhagic fevers, they can be caused by four distinct families of viruses. How they are grouped together depends on their genetic make-up.

Nigeria has reported an increase in Lassa fever cases, with 11 new infections confirmed in week 23 of 2025, increasing the ...

As climate change drives erratic weather patterns, experts point to a dire lack of clean drinking water in the wider delta -- ...

Haemorrhagic fevers have, par excellence, captured popular and media imagination as deadly diseases to come ‘out of Africa’. Associated with wildlife vectors in forested environments, viral ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 11 new Lassa fever cases in its latest ...

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research has highlighted the need for improved diagnostics and vaccines to quickly and effectively detect and treat viral haemorrhagic fevers, which are common in ...