A type of rodent called the multimammate rat carries the Lassa fever virus in its pee and poop. There are lots of these rats in West, Central, and East Africa. They tend to live in homes and in ...

NIH has launched a human trial for LASSARAB, a dual-purpose vaccine targeting Lassa fever and rabies. Early animal studies ...

Lassa fever is a virus carried by Mastomys rats, a species of rodents common across sub-Saharan Africa, and it causes no ...

Lassa fever does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is regarded as ‘very low’. The virus, which is endemic in parts of West Africa, particularly Guinea, Liberia, ...

The is an illness which is caused by the Lassa Virus. The virus, which is rat-borne, is usually contracted by human contact with food or household items which have been contaminated by the urine ...

Lassa virus (a member of the Arenavirus family) causes Lassa fever, a severe hemorrhagic disease that can be fatal and causes permanent hearing loss in up to one-third of those who contract it.

The NIH announced the beginning of a phase 1 first-in-human trial of a vaccine for Lassa fever, a potentially fatal viral hemorrhagic disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.

Lassa virus is spread by rodents, known as multimammate rats, that are native to many countries in West Africa. The virus can also be spread from person to person. Currently, there are no specific ...

Lassa Fever, caused by the Lassa virus, is primarily transmitted through food or household items contaminated by Mastomys rats, which are commonly found in tropical regions. Symptoms range from ...