Share…as NCDC confirms 10 new cases The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a concerning ...

In rare cases, the virus can be transmitted from person to person through direct contact with an infected person's body ...

Lassa Fever Death Reported In Midwestern State ... "as they are able to be infected by avian and human influenza virus strains." "If H5N1, an avian influenza virus, were to regularly transmit among ...

The middle-aged resident had returned to Iowa from West Africa early in October, Iowa public health officials said.

Nine new cases of human infection have been confirmed, but according to the CDC, all cases occurred on farms that have been affected by bird flu. In other public health news: respiratory illnesses on ...

Health officials are looking into the death of an Iowan resident, who succumbed to the symptoms of Lassa fever, a viral illness seldom witnessed in the US.

Researchers develop a laboratory toolkit to assist frontline healthcare facilities or the care of patients with suspected ...

A middle-aged Iowa resident who recently traveled to West Africa has died from Lassa fever, state health officials ...

An Iowa resident is dead after contracting the rare Ebola-like disease Lassa fever. Here's everything you need to know about ...

University of Iowa Health Care confirmed the diagnosis of a patient with Lassa fever in a statement on Monday evening.

A suspected case of Lassa fever has claimed the life of an Iowa resident who recently returned from West Africa, prompting an ...