Lassa fever is a viral disease spread by rats. It mainly affects people in parts of West Africa, where there are about 300,000 cases of Lassa fever and about 5,000 deaths from it each year.

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

NIH-Sponsored Trial of Lassa Vaccine Opens - Viral Hemorrhagic Disease Can be Fatal & Causes Permanent Hearing Loss ...

The state government in a statement signed by the Commissioner For Health, Dr Tomi Coker, revealed that the corps member ...

An NIH-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants.

THE Ogun State government, yesterday, confirmed a case of Lassa fever, officially declaring an outbreak in the state.

Lassa fever vaccine is one step closer to approval. Lassa virus infections, primarily spread by rodents, can cause a fatal ...

The Benue State Government has confirmed one death from Lassa fever and two isolated cases of the viral disease in the state.

The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in new confirmed Lassa fever cases across ...

It claimed the life of a 25-year-old female NYSC member who fell sick in Ondo and was brought to a health facility at Ijebu North Local Government where she died.