New evidence from a major Lassa fever research programme in West Africa is expected to inform the next phase of vaccine research, outbreak preparedness and community engagement in research across the ...

The Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) has begun testing a vaccine candidate against Lassa fever, marking a new step in ...

LASSA fever and diphtheria are, again, wreaking havoc across many homes in Nigeria. This is unfortunate. As of September 11, the diphtheria death toll in Plateau State had risen to 27, most of which ...

Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has killed 252 people so far this year, while confirmed infections have risen to 1,035, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said. The agency ...

Singapore will require reporting of suspected Marburg, Lassa fever and Crimean-Congo fever cases from October 31, 2026, even ...

Cornell researchers have developed a portable diagnostic test that can simultaneously detect and distinguish Ebola and Lassa, two serious viruses whose early symptoms can be difficult to tell apart.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has explained why the continent has yet to find a vaccine for the ...