This is the third time this year we are dedicating this space to the crisis of Lassa fever deaths in Nigeria, and each time ...

A case of Lassa fever has been reported in Paris, France, sparking lurid warnings about the “horrific Ebola-like bug”. As the name suggests, Lassa fever causes a high temperature, but also weakness, ...

The Lagos State Chapter of the Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria on Monday said it has killed at least 7,243 rats at eight major markets in the state under its de-rat market ...

From the recent outbreak of Lassa Fever again in Nigeria leading to the death of 4 doctors and nurses in Ebonyi State and a total of 139 people under surveillance, it is expedient that we take ...

A middle-aged Iowa resident has died from Lassa fever, according to an alert from the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The person, whose name and age were not shared, had recently ...

Around 20% of patients may experience severe illness from the Lassa fever virus. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock The patients are said to have contracted the virus in west Africa, where there has been a ...

The Nigerian Public Health Institute said that the time between the infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease was three to 21 days. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said ...

IOWA, USA — Although rarely seen in the United States, concerns have emerged after an Iowa resident died earlier this month from a suspected case of Lassa fever. The CDC says Lassa fever is a viral ...

Lassa fever is a viral infection carried by the multimammate rat, one of the most common mice in equatorial Africa found across most of the Sub-Saharan Africa. Ever since then, it has become a disease ...

A viral illness called Lassa fever that can cause Ebola-like symptoms has been confirmed in a person who recently travelled to England from Nigeria. Officials are now checking for any possible cases ...

A resident of eastern Iowa who had recently traveled to West Africa died after catching Lassa fever, state officials said Monday. The virus, which is in the same viral hemorrhagic fever category as ...