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

One person has died out of the three confirmed cases of Lassa Fever from seven suspected cases in Benue State.

The UK Health Security Agency is investigating possible Lassa fever cases after a traveler was diagnosed with the virus. The ...

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun ...

This underscores the urgent need for better protective measures, adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPEs), and ...

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

Lassa virus is usually contracted through exposure to food or household items that have been contaminated with the urine or ...

UK officials are checking for any possible cases of Lassa fever after a traveller to England, who has since returned to ...

Health officials have confirmed that a patient with recent travel history to the United Kingdom died from the disease after ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician who recently ...

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention listed 357 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected ...