Health officials are investigating the case of an Iowa resident who died of Lassa fever after traveling recently to West Africa.

An Iowa resident has died from a suspected case of Lassa fever after returning from West Africa. Lassa fever, an acute viral ...

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

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

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.

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

A middle-aged patient has died from Lassa fever, according to an alert from a state health department. Here's what you need ...

Lassa fever is a viral illness spread by the “multimammate rat” found in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the CDC. Named ...

An Iowan has died after being diagnosed with a rare virus called Lassa fever. The state's medical director said the woman may have contracted it during a trip to west Africa. Rats carry the virus and ...

Lassa fever can cause permanent hearing loss and deafness among patients with both mild and severe cases. About 1 in 3 cases ...

Lassa fever, a disease normally found in West Africa, killed an Iowan this week. The eastern Iowa resident had recently ...