The outbreak, which has claimed eight lives out of nine reported cases, has raised concerns about potential risk at the ...
The fatality rate of Lassa fever is much lower than Ebola or Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic fever with a high death rate, said Dr. David Hamer, professor of global health and medicine at ...
the first-ever Phase 2 clinical trial of a Lassa vaccine in West Africa in partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) - Marburg virus, and Ebolaviruses.
Several known viruses, including Ebola virus, Marburg virus and Lassa virus, are known to cause hemorrhagic fever. Whether this individual was infected with a known hemorrhagic fever virus remains ...