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

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

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The disease, which shares similarities with Ebola, requires immediate attention. British health authorities are investigating whether Lassa fever, a viral illness with symptoms similar to Ebola ...

Health officials are scrambling to trace contacts after someone travelled to the UK with deadly Lassa fever. The terrifying illness - which is also known as rat fever - causes patients to bleed ...

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

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had been informed a person travelled to England from Nigeria while they were unwell with Lassa fever (Picture: Getty) The UK Health Security Agency ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 357 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever, The PUNCH reports. This is following the death ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had been informed under international rules that a person travelled to England from Nigeria while they were unwell with Lassa fever. They then ...

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A person with Lassa fever – which can cause Ebola-like illness in some people – travelled to England at the end of February, it has been announced. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA ...