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 ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in new confirmed Lassa fever cases across ...

The UK Health Security Agency is investigating possible Lassa fever cases after a traveler was diagnosed with the virus. The ...

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician who recently ...

UK officials are checking for any possible cases of Lassa fever after a traveller to England, who has since returned to ...

Lassa virus is usually contracted through exposure to food or household items that have been contaminated with the urine or ...

Health officials have confirmed that a patient with recent travel history to the United Kingdom died from the disease after ...

This underscores the urgent need for better protective measures, adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPEs), and ...

After starting as a fever with aches and pains, the symptoms can progress to headache, vomiting and diarrhoea. Severe cases ...