No fewer than 12 people have died from Lassa fever in Ondo State, with 112 confirmed cases and 353 reported infections, the state government has disclosed.The Acting Statistician-General of Ondo State ...

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A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown ...

Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Nigeria. “Person-to-person infections and laboratory transmission can also occur, particularly ...

Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic disease first ... particularly in healthcare settings lacking adequate infection control measures. The disease, which infects hundreds of thousands annually ...

Nigeria has recorded 214 confirmed cases and 39 deaths from Lassa fever across 10 states between 30 December 2024 and 19 January. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in ...

A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan ...

An official said the state has activated its Public Health Emergencies Response Management Team, collaborating with healthcare facilities, community leaders, and stakeholders to contain the outbreak.

There are ongoing plans for late-stage clinical trials in Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, offering hope for a much-needed breakthrough in the search for a safe and effective Lassa fever vaccine.

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IVHN) has built and equipped a laboratory for lassa fever testing at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Suspected cases of ...

Investigation conducted by LEADERSHIP Weekend showed that the country is still under the devastating burden of malaria, HIV/AIDS, Lassa fever, and ...

A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists examined 550 patients from Guinea who ...