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

Lassa fever remains a major health challenge in Nigeria, killing 100 people in early 2025. What’s going wrong?

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

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

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

The United Kingdom (UK) has been put on high alert after a traveler who recently visited the country tested positive for ...

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

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

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

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

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

Nigeria has recorded 29 new Lassa fever infections and five deaths in one week, bringing the total fatalities recorded in ...