Lassa fever is a virus carried by Mastomys rats, a species of rodents common across sub-Saharan Africa, and it causes no ...

The health authorities should do more to contain the scourgeIt is bad enough that the disease was named after a village in Nigeria, but it is even more depressing that since 1969, Lassa fever has ...

At least 13 people have died from a Lassa fever outbreak in the Edo state, southern Nigeria, local authorities said ...

Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports.

contaminated with urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats. The disease is endemic in the rodent population in parts of West Africa. Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin, Ghana ...

Lassa fever, a haemorrhagic viral illness, is primarily transmitted through contact with food or household items contaminated by the urine or faeces of multimammate rats, which are common carriers.

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week one to four.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 70 deaths and 358 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 10 states since the ...

Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus, has remained a significant public health concern in Nigeria for decades. First identified in 1969 in the town of Lassa ...

Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic disease first identified ... items contaminated by the urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats, which is common in West Africa. Human-to-human transmission ...

He said, “There is a new outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state and the government ... particularly long-mouthed rats, which are the major carriers. “Additionally, all pillar leads and teams ...