There are thought to be almost 4,000 cases in a single country, with one case confirmed in the UK in February 2025.

A case of Lassa fever has been discovered at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), prompting urgent response efforts by ...

AN OUTBREAK of horrifying ‘rat fever’ has infected 3,500 people and killed 119 since the start of the year. Lassa fever – ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the centre recording 659 confirmed ...

KANO — A case of Lassa fever has been confirmed at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano State. Speaking on the ...

According to NCDC, the new cases were reported across five states: Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Ebonyi, and Nasarawa.

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

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

Sani Datti, Head Corporate Communication, NCDC announced this in a statement released on Sunday, however said only 645 cases ...

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 ...

Africa bears a disproportionate infectious disease burden, with HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria posing ongoing threats ...

Lassa fever - spread by infected rodents - is tearing through Nigeria, with health authorities issuing 'stay at home' warnings as the virus spreads through dozens of states. In it's most recent ...