An NIH-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants.

A (NIH)-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had been informed a person travelled to England from Nigeria while they were ...

What is Lassa fever and what are the symptoms after UK case - Most people with Lassa fever will make a full recovery although ...

Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients treated October 2006 through May 2009 with a diagnosis of uncontrollable or recurrent epistaxis managed by DPFC. Inclusion criteria included ...

The alarming statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) that 80 people have died from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states within a single week in ...

No fewer than 461 persons are currently being tracked by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever, data obtained by the disease control agency ...

ABUJA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least 80 deaths have been reported across 11 states in Nigeria amid the latest outbreak of Lassa fever, public health authorities said. The Nigeria Center for Disease ...

The Benue State government has declared an outbreak of Lassa fever, with three fatalities recorded among five confirmed cases out of 40 suspected infections. Dr. Yanmar Otese, the Commissioner for ...

This weekend will start a warming trend for much of the nation, after a particularly brutal stretch of below-average temperatures. "Sunshine, a less-stormy weather pattern and an ease back of ...

Development of a new vaccine for the prevention of Lassa fever. PLoS Med. 2005. Vol. 2:e183 Safronetz D, Mire C, Rosenke K, Feldmann F, Haddock E, Geisbert T, et al.. A recombinant vesicular ...