Chikungunya Outbreak: NCDC Issues Public Health Advisory

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a public health advisory on Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease currently spreading across multiple countries.

The health agency also advised Nigerians to remain vigilant despite no confirmed cases in the country this year.

The agency issued the advice on Friday following reports from the World Health Organisation and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control indicating that more than two hundred and forty thousand cases and ninety deaths have been recorded in at least sixteen countries in 2025.

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