An international team of researchers has developed the largest genomic data set in the world on Lassa virus (LASV). The new genomic catalog contains nearly 200 viral genomes collected from patient ...

No vaccine is currently available for Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic disease that is estimated to cause thousands of deaths each year in western Africa. A replication-competent recombinant vesicular ...

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Colorized transmission electron micrograph of two mature extracellular Lassa virus particles (purple) near the periphery of a VERO E6 cell (green). A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored ...

The Lassa fever vaccine candidate — a replication-competent recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-vectored vaccine encoding a Lassa virus (LASV) glycoprotein complex (rVSVΔG-LASV-GPC) — demonstrated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NEXSTAR) — Health officials are investigating the death of an Iowa resident believed to have contracted Lassa fever, a viral ...

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 ...

The clinical trial of a Lassa fever candidate vaccine has begun enrolling participants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. Lassa virus (a member of the Arenavirus family) ...

African health authorities on Thursday confirmed a possible outbreak of an unidentified viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Ethiopia that is under investigation after eight suspected cases were ...

Lassa virus is an arenavirus that is endemic to West Africa and is spread by Mastomys rats. In severe cases, the virus can cause hemorrhagic fever. There is no licensed antiviral agent for Lassa virus ...