The Oyo State Rapid Response Team, on Thursday, confirmed four deaths linked to a suspected Lassa fever outbreak in the Saki ...

Palpable fear enveloped Saki in Oyo state after a doctor and three nurses died in the same hospital within 72 hoursResidents ...

At least four persons including a 32-year-old female who was preparing for her wedding have been confirmed dead from ...

A middle-aged Iowa resident who recently traveled to West Africa has died from Lassa fever, state health officials confirmed Monday. "I want to assure Iowans that the risk of transmission is ...

Seven hundred and sixty-two (762) persons across the country died from Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) and Lassa fever between ...

Lassa fever is primarily spread by rats found in West Africa, the CDC says. An Iowa resident has died after contracting a suspected case of Lassa fever, health officials said. The patient was ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the country has recorded 8,569 suspected cases, ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC has issued a public health advisory on Lassa fever warning of ...

A middle-aged Iowa resident has died from Lassa fever, according to an alert from the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The person, whose name and age were not shared, had recently ...

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

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 174 Lassa fever deaths have been recorded in 2024. Jide Idris, director-general ...

This follows a confirmation of 4 deaths by The Oyo State Rapid Response Team (RRT) from the ministry of health which visited the affected area in Saki following distress calls from residents on what ...