The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says a total of 20 persons have lost their lives in the current outbreak of yellow fever in Ebonyi state.In a statement on Saturday, Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of NCDC, said the agency confirmed the outbreak following an investigation of deaths recorded due to fever.Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by [...]
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"I was at the headquarters of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Abuja when I was selected for the job because everyone else considered it too risky. If you recall, it was the first Ebola case in Nigeria and there was a huge sense of fear and panic about it. I, however, saw it as an opportunity to perform a [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched an investigation into an outbreak of the yellow fever virus in Edo state.According to a statement signed by Chikwe Ihekweazu, chief executive officer, NCDC, the centre is collaborating with the Edo state epidemiology team, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to carry out [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law, the Nigerian Centre For Disease Control and Prevention (establishment) act, 2018.Ita Enang, senior special assistant to the president on national assembly matters (senate), announced the signing of the bill in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday.The act was signed alongside four others—the Federal [...]
Two monkeypox patients with travel history from Nigeria are currently being treated in the UK.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Wednesday, saying it is working with UK’s public health agency to investigate the cases.Chikwe Ihekweazu, chief executive of NCDC, said the agency met with stakeholders recently, including surveillance officers and case management physicians from all states affected [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is no cause for alarm over the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo ahead of the upcoming friendly between Nigeria and the country.The match is scheduled to hold on May 28, and more than 40 cases — including 25 deaths — in the outbreak are under investigation.Addressing a press conference in Abuja [...]
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says 107 suspected cases of Lassa fever virus have been recorded in 10 states across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the center said there the total number of confirmed cases had risen to 61 as of Sunday, with 16 deaths recorded.The statement issued by Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC chief executive officer, lister the [...]
At least nine people have reportedly been killed in an outbreak of Yellow fever in Nigeria.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its latest situation report.The current outbreak was first recorded in a young girl in Oke Owa community of Ifelodun local government area (LGA) of Kwara state on September 12, 2017. WHAT IS YELLOW FEVER?It is an [...]
BY CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU In the year 2017, like never before, Nigeria was faced with several outbreaks - Cerebrospinal Meningitis, Lassa fever, Yellow fever, Cholera and most recently Monkeypox. There was definitely no quiet period for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) - the national public health agency with the responsibility of preventing, detecting and responding to disease outbreaks. From one [...]
Monkeypox is a rare and infectious disease caused by monkey virus, transmitted from animals to human, with symptoms similar to those of smallpox, although less severe. The first incident of the disease in Nigeria was reported on September 22 in Bayelsa, and according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 31 suspected cases have been reported across seven states including Rivers, [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 31 suspected cases of monkeypox have so far been reported in seven states across the country.Chikwe Ihekweazu, the national coordinator/chief executive officer of NCDC, made this known on Monday in Abuja.According to Ihekweazu, following the notification of a suspected monkeypox outbreak on September 22 in Bayelsa, other suspected cases have been reported [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has urged Nigerians to remain calm as it is working aggressively to control the monkeypox outbreak in Bayelsa state.Chikwe Ihekweazu, the chief executive officer of NCDC, told NAN on Saturday that the centre was taking steps to manage the cases and prevent further spread of the disease.According to Ihekweazu, a rapid response team [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the death toll from the dreaded meningitis disease has risen to 438 from the 336 it was three days ago.Many states across the country have put health workers on alert, and have also been sensitising residents on measures to adopt in order to avoid the disease.NCDC said so far, 3,959 cases have [...]
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control says children and adolescent are the worst affected by the current outbreak of meningitis in the country.The organisation said this in a series of tweets updating Nigerians on the outbreak of the disease and its response so far.“In this outbreak most affected are around ages 5-20. What differentiates meningitis is neck stiffness and extreme [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the meningitis outbreak control team is focusing on communicating prevention messages, case detection, verification and management to curtail the outbreak.The organisation said this in a statement released on Thursday.“The Outbreak Control Team is focusing on communicating prevention messages, strengthening surveillance, case detection, verification and management as well as communication and coordination across [...]
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