The infectious disease Lassa fever can be fatal, and there is a lack of treatment options with proven efficacy. Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and the ...

The Anambra State Government has activated an emergency response following the confirmation of a Lassa fever case involving a ...

The Anambra State Government has stepped up surveillance and contact tracing following the confirmation of a Lassa fever case ...

Singapore's Infectious Diseases Act underwent certain amendments in September that now requires authorities to strictly ...

Around 20% of patients may experience severe illness from the Lassa fever virus. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock The patients are said to have contracted the virus in west Africa, where there has been a ...

As health officials work to contain the continuing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lessons from that crisis can be applied to more equitably battle Lassa fever, another deadly ...

A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill shows an urgent need for improved ...

Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus family of viruses. Humans usually become infected through aerosol or direct contact with excreta of ...

The Vaccine Group, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has successfully completed a project to develop a transmissible vaccine for use in the rats that spread Lassa fever and to reduce its ...

A case of Lassa fever has been reported in Paris, France, sparking lurid warnings about the “horrific Ebola-like bug”. As the name suggests, Lassa fever causes a high temperature, but also weakness, ...