Objective Lassa fever (LF) is caused by a viral pathogen with pandemic potential. LF
vaccines have the potential to prevent significant disease in individuals at risk of infection …

Globally, the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented clinical and public
health concerns with increasing morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the burden of COVID …

There are no approved treatments for Lassa fever (LF), which is responsible for thousands of
deaths each year in West Africa. A major challenge in developing effective medical …

Background New emerging and reemerging infectious disease outbreaks have continued to
cause much human suffering and loss of life worldwide. During the past 2 decades, several …

The Lassa virus (LASV), an RNA virus prevalent in West and Central Africa, causes severe
hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate. However, no FDA-approved treatments or …

This study centered on enhancing public awareness of Lassa Fever Virus through publicity
in Cross River State. It was aimed at determining the influences of press releases, factsheet …

Dear Editor, Lassa Fever (LF), an acute zoonotic disease caused by the Lassa fever virus
(LFV), has approximately 2 million annual occurrences with 5000 to 10000 deaths. 1 The …

Certain “exotic” viruses are known to cause clinical diseases with potential liver involvement.
These include viruses, beyond regular hepatotropic viruses (hepatitis A,-B (D),-C,-E …

Background There is anecdotal evidence for Lassa virus persistence in body fluids. We
aimed to investigate various body fluids after recovery from acute Lassa fever, describe the …

Zoonotic spillover, ie pathogen transmission from animal to human, has repeatedly
introduced RNA viruses into the human population. In some cases, where these viruses …