Nigeria, May 9 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that there is currently no evidence of hantavirus cases in Nigeria.

In a public health advisory issued on Friday, the agency said it is closely monitoring the situation and maintaining surveillance for emerging infectious diseases.

The NCDC explained that hantaviruses are a group of viruses primarily carried by rodents, noting that humans may become infected through contact with infected rodents or exposure to their urine, droppings, saliva or contaminated dust particles.

According to the agency, symptoms of the disease include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache and gastrointestinal symptoms.

In severe cases, it said the infection could lead...