Lassa fever is a viral disease spread by rats. It mainly affects people in parts of West Africa, where there are about 300,000 cases of Lassa fever and about 5,000 deaths from it each year.
Ogun state government has confirmed Lassa Fever outbreak in the state, and one index case of a 25-year-old female corps ...
NIH has launched a human trial for LASSARAB, a dual-purpose vaccine targeting Lassa fever and rabies. Early animal studies ...
A person with Lassa fever – which can cause Ebola-like illness in some people – travelled to England at the end of February, it has been announced. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA ...
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had been informed a person travelled to England from Nigeria while they were unwell with Lassa fever (Picture: Getty) The UK Health Security Agency ...
A (NIH)-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.