More specifically, the fever is brought on by the Lassa virus, which is spread by the aforementioned rat. The virus is spread ...

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 ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

is caused by the Lassa virus. The virus is primarily transmitted to humans through food or household items contaminated by the urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats, which is common in West ...

When a mosquito bites an infected nonhuman host, such as a sick bird, the virus is transported with freshly ingested blood into the mosquito’s midgut – the equivalent to the human stomach and ...

The Plateau State Government has confirmed death of two persons from a fresh Suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk made this ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 143 cases of Lassa fever out of the 484 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025, in seven states across 32 ...

and Lassa hemorrhagic fever. Today, with access to heretofore unprecedented data sets for the study of human genetic variation, researchers can exploit the genetic signatures of natural selection ...

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

Hemorrhagic viral disease, commonly known as Lassa fever, is transmitted to humans through contact with contaminated food or household items that are infected or even direct contact with its patient.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 143 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 484 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025, across seven states ...