A study led by Scripps Research and the University of Brussels shows that the risk of exposure to Lassa virus, which can cause a severe and often lethal hemorrhagic fever disease, may expand ...

Ondo state government said 112 cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed out of 353 reported cases in the state since the recent outbreak. It said 12 persons have been killed by the disease.

Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...