A middle-aged Iowa resident who recently traveled to West Africa has died from Lassa fever, state health officials confirmed Monday. "I want to assure Iowans that the risk of transmission is ...

The last Lassa fever case brought to the U.S. was in 2016, according to federal records. Then, a 33-year-old Georgia nurse contracted the illness after she treated an infected patient in Togo.

Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said on Monday.

Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports.

Lassa fever, meningitis kill 366 in 24 states – NCDC The NCDC via its official website on Friday, highlighted the continued public health challenge posed by these diseases ...

Lassa Fever is a viral hemorrhagic illness endemic to West Africa especially Nigeria. It's transmitted primarily through ...

The virus, which causes acute viral haemorrhagic fever, has spread to 103 local government areas across 20 states.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the centre recording 659 ...

Lassa fever, which kills around one in 100 people, is endemic Nigeria and several other countries in West Africa. Like Ebola, it is a viral haemorrhagic illness, which can lead to internal ...

Lassa fever, a disease normally found in West Africa, killed an Iowan this week. The eastern Iowa resident had recently traveled to the region.

Death from Ebola-like virus reported in Iowa after travel to West Africa The rare viral hemorrhagic fever can be transmitted among humans through infected body fluids, but not casual contact such ...

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