A study on FUO in Guinea found diverse bacterial and viral infections, frequent misdiagnoses, and high antibiotic resistance, ...

The case fatality rate (CFR) increased to 19.4 per cent compared to 17.5 per cent during the same period in 2024, reflecting a higher mortality rate.

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Lassa virus (LASV) glycoprotein complex (GPC) contains retained stable-signal peptide (SSP), glycoprotein 1 (GP1), and glycoprotein 2 (GP2).

The health authorities should do more to contain the scourgeIt is bad enough that the disease was named after a village in Nigeria, but it is even more depressing that since 1969, Lassa fever has ...

At least 13 people have died from a Lassa fever outbreak in the Edo state, southern Nigeria, local authorities said ...

Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever, is primarily transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by the urine or feces of infected rodents. It can also ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 70 deaths and 358 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 10 states since the ...

The resurgence of Lassa fever in Nigeria has sparked concern, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The healthcare worker must be able to maintain high standards of IPC for dreaded infections such as Lassa fever, and other Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers. Dr Ogugua Osi-Ogbu, a consultant physician, said ...

The Osun State government on Thursday activated surveillance teams in border communities after confirmation of 12 deaths and ...

“We are all in this together, and we must act fast. As of today, Ondo State has recorded 353 cases of Lassa fever, with 112 confirmed cases and 12 deaths. If we want to take action, the time is now,” ...

There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, ...