An Iowa resident is dead after contracting a suspected case of Lassa fever in West Africa earlier this month, the CDC said. Here's what you need to know.

The first documented case was in 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria, where the virus gets its name. Your questions about Lassa fever, answered ...

Learn about Lassa fever, its symptoms, causes, treatment, and how to prevent infection. Stay informed about this viral disease.

In 1969, an American missionary nurse named Laura Wine came down with a troubling fever while working in the Nigerian town of Lassa. The local doctors thought it was probably malaria, but Wine ...

What is Lassa fever? Lassa fever is a severe viral illness that leaves patients suffering from symptoms within a week to three weeks of infection.

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 ...

A middle-aged patient has died from Lassa fever, according to an alert from a state health department. Here's what you need to know about the rare, potentially deadly viral disease.

Lassa fever symptoms While Lassa fever can be deadly, most people experience only mild symptoms, including slight fever, feeling tired and weak and headaches.

Rare, Ebola-like disease kills one in Iowa: What to know. The person had returned recently from a trip to West Africa. Lassa fever is a viral disease similar to the Ebola virus.

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

Lassa fever can cause permanent hearing loss and deafness among patients with both mild and severe cases. About 1 in 3 cases experience various levels of hearing loss, according to the CDC.

The CDC says Lassa fever is a viral disease common in West Africa that is spread to humans through contact with infected rat droppings or urine.