Ghana confirms 12 additional cases of Lassa fever
01 march 2023 - 09:49:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has confirmed 12 additional cases of Lassa fever in [...] Full text...
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has confirmed 12 additional cases of Lassa fever in [...] Full text...
Ghana confirms two cases of Lassa fever
27 february 2023 - 12:49:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that two cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed [...] Full text...
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Guinea detects second case of Lassa fever
05 may 2022 - 12:37:15Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The locality of Tokounou in the Prefecture of Guéckédou, about 900 km from Conakry, the Guinean capital, has [...] Full text...
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Lassa fever victim's contacts identified in Guinea
24 april 2022 - 17:07:32Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Some 34 contacts of a Lassa fever victim have been identified in the southern prefecture of [...] Full text...
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One case of Lassa fever detected in Guinea
22 april 2022 - 13:11:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - One case of Lassa fever was detected on Thursday in the sub-prefecture of Kassadou, in the [...] Full text...
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12 may 2020 - 10:47:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...
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Lassa fever death roll climbs to 173 in Nigeria
27 march 2020 - 17:43:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As the world focuses attention on Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’, first sub-Saharan case in Nigeria
29 february 2020 - 05:03:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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EU pledges assistance to Nigeria Red Cross to help curb Lassa fever
21 february 2020 - 11:21:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union says it would give the Nigeria Red Cross about $87,600 humanitarian aid to [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Lassa fever outbreak in Ngeria climbs to 70
12 february 2020 - 17:10:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 70 persons have been killed by the Lassa fever epidemic in Nigeria, the [...] Full text...
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Lassa fever deadlier than coronavirus, Nigeria's Disease Control Centre head says
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No coronavirus in Guinea, says government
29 january 2020 - 21:39:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean Minister of Health Colonel Remy Lamah declared here Wednesday that, so far, no case of [...] Full text...
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Death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria rises to 41
29 january 2020 - 07:58:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said that the death toll from the [...] Full text...
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Death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria increases to 29
26 january 2020 - 10:17:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that the death toll from the Lassa fever [...] Full text...
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Outbreak of 398 Lassa fever cases leads to 24 deaths in Nigeria
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Guinean government allays fears of outbreak of Lassa fever
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'No new case of Lassa fever in Guinea'
15 february 2019 - 12:25:59Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - No new suspected case of Lassa fever has been reported in Guinea where people being monitored [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Health authorities say no case of Lassa fever reported in the country
12 february 2019 - 20:02:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's health authorities have taken all necessary measures to prevent the outbreak of Lassa fever currently [...] Full text...
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WHO reports Lassa fever outbreak in five West African countries
12 february 2019 - 12:42:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Lassa fever is presently reported in five West African countries, according to a statement issued by [...] Full text...
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WHO scales up Lassa fever response in affected Nigerian states
01 february 2019 - 15:43:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday it is scaling up response to the [...] Full text...
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At least 25 people 'probably' dead from meningitis or Lassa fever in Burkina Faso
30 january 2019 - 22:40:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 25 people have died in the villages of Kpégnanfoanou and Boguel, in the [...] Full text...
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Lassa haemorrhagic fever patients treated, discharged from hospital in Benin
22 january 2019 - 15:39:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has announced the recovery of all Lassa haemorrhagic fever patients registered since December 7. "All patients [...] Full text...
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Togo health authorities declare passengers in contact with victim of lassa fever wanted
15 january 2019 - 18:04:11Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo health authorities say they are looking for passengers on a public transport vehicle which also [...] Full text...
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Benin records 7 cases of Lassa hemorrhagic fever
08 january 2019 - 19:40:41Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has recorded seven cases of Lassa hemorrhagic fever as of January 4, according to the [...] Full text...
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Lassa haemorrhagic fever detected in northern Togo
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Suspected case of Lassa fever reported in Benin
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Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak contained, but continued vigilance needed - WHO
11 may 2018 - 11:37:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - With six weeks of declining numbers and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent [...] Full text...
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WHO says Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak is slowing, but remains a concern
28 march 2018 - 06:56:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After nearly 400 confirmed infections and 100 deaths, the spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria is [...] Full text...
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On the frontlines of the fight against Lassa fever in Nigeria (A WHO Feature)
18 march 2018 - 04:48:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In early January, John had one of the most terrifying experiences of his life. The mechanic [...] Full text...
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Lassa Fever claims three lives in Liberia
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WHO promotes one-health approach in response to zoonotic diseases in South Sudan
26 january 2018 - 18:21:19Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday it is promoting the one-health approach to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UNFPA says skilled health personnel 'desperately' needed in northeast Nigeria
30 august 2017 - 19:29:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Skilled health personnel are desperately needed in north-eastern Nigeria, the United Nations population agency said on [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: 'Significant progress' in improving peoples' health in Africa lauded
29 august 2017 - 10:47:05Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The significant progress in improving people’s health in Africa has been commended by delegates attending [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Osinbajo urges ECOWAS, WAHO to address burden of communicable diseases in West Africa
18 june 2017 - 09:07:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) Nigeria's Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO calls for early diagnostic tests for Lassa fever
01 april 2016 - 17:17:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health organization (WHO) is calling for early diagnostic tests for Lassa fever [...] Full text...
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Togo: Togo's health ministry cautions public to avoid Lassa fever virus
15 march 2016 - 13:47:41Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Moustafa Mijiyawa, has urged the public not to [...] Full text...
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Benin: UN agencies boost efforts to prevent further spread of Lassa fever in Benin
12 february 2016 - 06:12:20Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Benin, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health [...] Full text...
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UN: UN agencies mobilize to support Benin on cases of Lassa fever
05 february 2016 - 20:22:56New York, US (PANA) - After the identification of four cases of Lassa fever in Benin, the government, backed by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari orders probe of some retired, serving army, air force generals over arms purchase scam
15 january 2016 - 15:05:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - On the recommendation of the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Capital city 'records first Lassa Fever death'
13 january 2016 - 23:37:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's capital city of Abuja has recorded its first death from the Lassa Fever outbreak that [...] Full text...
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12 january 2016 - 16:26:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria may have stemmed the spread of the Lassa Fever outbreak that has killed 41 people [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Health authorities sensitizes citizens after Lassa Fever kills 40
10 january 2016 - 12:21:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian health authorities have commenced a nation-wide sensitization campaign against Lassa Fever after an outbreak of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Lassa fever outbreak dominates front pages in Nigeria
09 january 2016 - 07:20:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus that [...] Full text...
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Lassa fever kills 40 in Nigeria - Minister
21 february 2012 - 15:30:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - An outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, has killed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria moves to curb possible measles spread from Cameroon
16 march 2009 - 12:07:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian health authorities said they have purchased 11 million doses of measles vaccines in anticipation of [...] Full text...
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Meningitis, lassa fever kill 338 in Nigeria
05 march 2009 - 16:30:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The total death toll from the outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis and lassa fever in Nigeria has [...] Full text...
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Meningitis, lassa fever kill 338 in Nigeria
05 march 2009 - 08:42:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The total death toll from the outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis and lassa fever in Nigeria has [...] Full text...
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'Lassa fever, meningitis claim 300 lives in Nigeria'
25 february 2009 - 22:41:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- An outbreak of Lassa Fever and Meningitis in 10 states in Nigeria has killed over 300 [...] Full text...
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