As of epidemiological week 23 in 2025, a total of 143 deaths have been reported, with a CFR of 18.9 per cent- higher than the ...

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus, typically transmitted to humans through exposure to food or household items contaminated by the ...

France’s National Research Agency (ANR) and Defense Innovation Agency (AID) will finance BUNYANTIVIR project to introduce novel therapeutic approach for Bunyaviricetes class of human pathogenic ...

Govt needs to strengthen the health sector to confront the malady …it should also step up effort like it’s already doing in terms of awareness, says Enabulele Nigeria is currently experiencing a Lassa ...

The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has called for deeper collaboration among countries in West and Central Africa to effectively combat emerging public health threats, particularly those with ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 11 new Lassa fever cases in its latest ...

Scientists warn of bat virus just one mutation from infecting humans. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 25, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 06 / 250612081312.htm ...

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to humans.

The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow ...

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile virus for the 2025 mosquito season.

After seven years of critical support from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), local health authorities in Ebonyi state are now well equipped to take on care for Lassa fever with improved ...