The fever came on gradually over a couple of days. Then one afternoon, in the hospital
grounds, I had a rigor. My fever seemed out of place in the intense, tropical heat. Within …

State and federal health authorities said Tuesday that the death this week of a 55-year-old
Essex County man in a Newark hospital from Lassa fever, a disease rarely seen in the US …

Background Lassa fever was first described in the 1950s, although the virus was not isolated
until 1969. The disease occurs in West Africa, and is transmitted to humans from wild …

Lassa virus originates from West Africa where it is primarily a virus of the rodent, Mastomys
spp. Human infection is through contact with infected rodents or infected humans and …

WHO fact Sheets: Lassa fever. | LIS loading Conteúdo principal 1 Busca 2 Rodapé 3 +A A -A
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Lassa fever is associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. This is due to the primary
host of Lassa virus being a rodent of the genus Mastomy's, also referred to as …

Lassa fever is an acute viral illness caused by Lassa virus, which is hosted by rodents in the
Mastomys natalensis species complex and rarely imported to countries outside of those …

Lassa fever is an acute viral illness that occurs in West Africa. The illness was discovered in
1969 when two missionary nurses died in Nigeria, West Africa. The cause of the illness was …

Lassa fever is an acute viral zoonotic illness caused by Lassa virus, an arenavirus known to
be responsible for a severe haemorrhagic fever characterised by fever, muscle aches, sore …

Lassa fever, a zoonotic viral infection, is endemic in West Africa. The disease causes annual
wide spread morbidity and mortality in Africa, and can be imported by travelers. Possible …