The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has warned of a looming surge in cases of Lassa fever in the country. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr ...

The death toll in Nigeria from Lassa fever, a deadly hemorrhagic disease, rose to 163 on Thursday. According to a statement from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the Lassa ...

He noted that the two other platforms in development for Lassa fever are both based on live viral vectors, “which come with their own safety issues,” he says. “Our vaccine is a deactivated or killed ...

A promising Lassa fever vaccine shows potential to prevent severe disease and death in animals.

The study suggests that vaccination against Lassa Fever, a viral disease spread by rodents and contaminated food, would prevent millions from falling ill and facing prohibitive treatment costs ...

Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore, in collaboration with the United ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed a total of 168 deaths, including 17 probable, due to Lassa fever between January and August 2024. This represents a case ...

Idris said that although the country had experienced a decline in cases of various diseases, it is approaching the Lassa fever season, which typically occurs annually. “Given the seasonal nature ...

To date, several Lassa candidate vaccines are currently in development. However, out of these, Matthias Schnell, PhD, director of the Jefferson Center for Vaccines and Pandemic Preparedness at Thomas ...

One problem has been that the main symptoms of Lassa – fever and vomiting – are similar to other local diseases, so misdiagnosis is common. Response to the Ebola epidemic of 2014 was delayed ...