While the development of a vaccine for Lassa fever is a significant step forward in combating ... Lassa requires a collaborative model focused on local ownership. Vaccine development and policies ...

A cousin of Ebola, Lassa fever is endemic in a number of West African countries A patient who died from Lassa fever was a newborn baby, the BBC has been told. The child, who died at the Luton and ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 54 Lassa Fever cases and 10 Deaths between December 30, 2024, and January 5, 2025. This translates to an 18.5 per cent ...

Benue State Government has said it recorded 26 death from Lassa fever and some other cases of the viral disease were also documented in 2024. This was disclosed on Monday by the Benue State ...

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IVHN) has built and equipped a laboratory for lassa fever testing at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Suspected cases of ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 143 cases of Lassa fever out of the 484 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025, in seven states across 32 ...

"When a pandemic strikes, saving lives hinges on rapid vaccine development and equitable access" -- David Agunlofi, Programme and Communications Associate at Options ConsultancyLassa fever, a viral ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of the 196 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The NCDC also ...