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

New research this month shows that the experimental antiviral obeldesivir prevented up to 100% of deaths in monkeys infected ...

A (NIH)-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

Thomas Jefferson University has initiated a phase 1 clinical trial for a Lassa virus (LASV) vaccine developed at Jefferson in collaboration with the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), at the ...

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus. What is it? What are the symptoms? Are there any cases of Georgia?

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents, especially after exposure to their urine, droppings and saliva. Read about how ...

Edo Government has confirmed the death of 15 from the over 1000 cases of Lassa Fever since the latest outbreak of the disease ...

Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus days before her husband, actor Gene Hackman, died of heart disease, New Mexico officials said.

The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...

Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by rickettsia bacteria infection. Typhus is transferred to humans by an infected animal. Typical carriers include fleas, mites, and lice. Although the ...