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

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

Humans usually become infected with the Lassa virus through exposure to food or household items, contaminated with urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats. The disease is endemic in the rodent ...

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 ...

Other rodents can also act as carriers of the virus. Lassa fever was first detected in Nigeria in 1969 ... environmental degradation from climate change, and other harmful human activities. The NCDC ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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