Now, scientists at Scripps Research have determined the structure of the critical protein complex that lets Lassa virus infect human cells. The research, published online in Cell Reports, also ...

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have known that two seemingly distant human maladies—a devastating set of hereditary disorders called Walker-Warburg syndrome and infection with the virus that ...

MORE: Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City. ... Lassa fever is "an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus," according to the World Health Organization.

Lassa fever is not spread through casual human contact like hugging, shaking hands or sitting near someone or through the air, health officials said. Though very rare, the virus can be transmitted ...

Lassa fever is a viral illness spread by the “multimammate rat” found in Sub-Saharan Africa, ... Humans are most likely to then get the virus by eating or breathing it in.

Lassa fever has reached the US for the first time in a decade, in a case that has surprised health officials . Daily Mail Everything to know about Ebola-like virus ...

A new map of Lassa virus targets. Based on the high-resolution structures and several functional assays, the team revealed exactly how the three antibodies used in Arevirumab-3 neutralize Lassa virus.

An Iowa resident has died from rare Lassa fever. What to know about the virus. The virus is normally carried by infected rodents and spread to humans through contact with urine or droppings ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in West Africa become infected with Lassa virus, which can cause Lassa fever and lead to severe illness, long-term side effects or death. There are ...

Lassa virus is a deadly virus endemic to West Africa, where it is primarily spread by rodents. The virus causes Lassa fever, a disease that strikes up to 300,000 each year and typically starts ...