In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

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

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

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 ...

Lassa virus is endemic in West Africa, and it has a reservoir in rodents. There are an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 human infections yearly, which cause about 5,000 deaths.

The NIH announced the beginning of a phase 1 first-in-human trial of a vaccine for Lassa fever, a potentially fatal viral hemorrhagic disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.

Lassa virus is spread by rodents ... “The progression of this candidate from the lab to a first-in-humans clinical trial is a promising step towards a vaccine to prevent Lassa fever. ...

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus, primarily transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by the urine or feces of infected rats.

Lassa fever does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is regarded as ‘very low’ Lassa fever: Ebola-like virus found in person who travelled to the UK Skip to ...

A case of Lassa fever, a viral illness that can cause Ebola-like symptoms, has been confirmed in a person who recently travelled to England from Nigeria, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has ...