By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Lassa fever killed 118 people in Nigeria in the first three months of this year, the West African country's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said. The ...

Nigeria has recorded 645 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 33 states in the first quarter of 2025, according to health ...

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

After more than 20 years of research on arenaviruses, an Institut Pasteur team led by Sylvain Baize has developed an original vaccine platform known as MOPEVAC, which will strengthen the Institut ...

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

Nigerian health authorities have reported thousands of suspected cases of the deadly lassa fever across 33 states between ...

Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) last Sunday said at least 118 people have died from Lassa fever ...

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

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified efforts to curb the spread of Lassa fever ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that between January and March, Nigeria recorded 3,465 ...

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.

A renowned virologist and former vice-chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has warned that Lassa fever ...