Lassa fever is a viral disease spread by rats. It mainly affects people in parts of West Africa, where there are about 300,000 cases of Lassa fever and about 5,000 deaths from it each year.

Ogun state government has confirmed Lassa Fever outbreak in the state, and one index case of a 25-year-old female corps ...

The clinical trial of a Lassa fever candidate vaccine has begun enrolling participants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. Lassa virus (a member of the Arenavirus family ...

The Cross River State government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa Fever in Obubra Local Government Area (LGA) following the death of a 30-year-old male farmer from Unincha community. State ...

There are no approved vaccines or treatments for Lassa fever, which is caused by a virus carried by West African rodents. Perspective from Robert F Garry Jr., PhD The NIH announced the beginning ...