Your odds of catching it are highest if you encounter infected rats while visiting or living in one of these African countries: The mortality rate for Lassa fever depends on the severity of your case.

The Ogun State government, yesterday, confirmed a case of Lassa fever, officially declaring an outbreak in the state.

Ogun state government has confirmed Lassa Fever outbreak in the state, and one index case of a 25-year-old female corps ...

In some West African countries, where the disease is endemic, people usually become infected through exposure to food, or household items contaminated with urine or faeces of rats. Lassa fever is rare ...

The United Kingdom (UK) has been put on high alert after a traveler who recently visited the country tested positive for Lassa fever. The individual, who had traveled from Nigeria to England, has ...

NIH has launched a human trial for LASSARAB, a dual-purpose vaccine targeting Lassa fever and rabies. Early animal studies ...

The NIH announced the beginning of a phase 1 first-in-human trial of a vaccine for Lassa fever, a potentially fatal viral hemorrhagic disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.

An NIH-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants.

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, ...

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted to humans ... producing and distributing 500 news and information ...

In some West African countries, where the disease is endemic, people usually become infected through exposure to food, or household items contaminated with urine or faeces of rats. Lassa fever is ...