The virus is on a priority watchlist from the WHO (World Health Organization) as it has the potential to cause a deadly ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of ...

Explore the world's top 10 most dangerous viruses. Uncover their effects, transmission, and how to protect yourself from ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on ...

Blog - In global health, past epidemics are important learning experiences that shape our responses to future health emergencies. The 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa serves as a stark reminder of ...

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

Researchers developed the LASSARAB vaccine, using a deactivated rabies virus to protect against Lassa fever. In preclinical ...

Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore, in collaboration with the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and the ...

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 ...