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

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

Lassa fever overview: symptoms, transmission, treatment, vaccine challenges, public health responses, and travel precautions ...

The virus is primarily spread by multimammate rats belonging to the genus Mastomys, according to the CDC. Only multimammate ...

Experts say this may be due to a proliferation in the number of rodents in the country that carry the infection, called Mastomys rats, raising the risk of a human infection. But there are also ...

Experts say this may be due to a proliferation in the number of rodents in the country that carry the infection, called ...

The most prevalent mode of transmission is inhalation and ingestion of infected rats. Direct contact with contaminated blood and body fluids also poses a risk.

Recent reports indicate a new virus called 'Lassa Fever,' which has led to the death of an Iowa resident returning from West ...

The virus is primarily spread by multimammate rats belonging to the genus Mastomys, according to the CDC. Only multimammate rats in Western African countries – such as Guinea, Liberia ...