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Then he checked all of my cousins for signs of Lassa fever. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
The future remains very uncertain for Lassa fever, caused by a virus derived probably from rodents. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
Here are the names of some emerging viruses: Lassa. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
Lassa fever was first observed in 1969 in Nigeria, where it causes a fatal illness so contagious that Nigerian hospitals have been closed down if even a single case appears. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
I ran outside and crouched close to the doorway, listening to them argue about Lassa fever. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
If she wished, he could call the Center and ask if there were some way to get to the Lassa virus that didn’t involve ruining Young-hee’s life. ‘The Americans’ Season 4, Episode 10: Family Anguish 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z
Listening to a tape of Kimmy’s dad, the C.I.A.’s Afghanistan guy, Philip learned that his country was using bioweapons in Afghanistan — perhaps the Lassa fever that he helped smuggle out. ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 9: Tuan on the Bus 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z
Victims of a Lassa fever epidemic are being burned in piles, winter is a distant memory, and elective euthanasia is available at doctors’ offices. Review: ‘Brockmire’ Is the Dystopian Baseball Comedy We Need 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z
The mission: to obtain a sample of Lassa fever from the corpse, making William a hero even in death. ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 1: New Wigs, New Family 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z
Initial observers suspected that it might be a recurrence of Lassa fever, caused by the Lassa filovirus endemic in West Africa. The Deadliness of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Was Not Inevitable 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
They are also testing EVEscape on understudied viruses such as Lassa and Nipah, two pathogens of pandemic potential for which relatively little information exists. An AI tool that can help forecast viral outbreaks 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z
Multiple promising studies have identified antibody drugs that could prevent malaria, treat a hemorrhagic illness called Lassa fever or block Zika. Antibody drugs could target infectious diseases — if costs come down 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z
Diseases like cholera and Lassa fever were linked to human movement after storms and floods. Climate change can make most human diseases worse 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z
The World Health Organization last week reported that climate change is accelerating outbreaks of monkeypox, Lassa fever, Ebola and other diseases. Opinion | As climate catastrophes multiply, Republicans rethink denialism 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z
For instance, there is an upward trend in cases of Lassa fever, an acute viral illness spread by rodents endemic to Africa, he said. Outbreaks of diseases such as monkeypox becoming more frequent, warns WHO 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z
Perhaps exposure to other pathogens, including coronaviruses and deadly infections such as Lassa fever and Ebola, has somehow offered protection. Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z
But when Garry and his colleagues studied the blood of Lassa survivors, they discovered something even better: potent antibodies capable of blocking the virus from entering cells. Antibody drugs could target infectious diseases — if costs come down 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z
Staff who has been in contact with the Lassa fever patient had to self-isolate for a fortnight with no patient contact for 21 days, the email said. Lassa fever: NHS services in the East of England hit as staff isolate 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z
A patient who died from Lassa fever was a newborn baby, the BBC has been told. Lassa fever fatality was newborn baby 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z
A person being treated for Lassa fever in the East of England, has died, a hospital trust has confirmed. Lassa fever: Patient dies at Bedfordshire hospital 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z
Studies were underway on Ebola, Lassa and the virus that causes Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever. You Should Be Afraid of the Next ‘Lab Leak’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z
One of the most potent antibodies came from a nurse who worked in a Lassa ward and had been infected and repeatedly exposed to the virus. Antibody drugs could target infectious diseases — if costs come down 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z
NHS England also said the risk to the public from Lassa fever was "very low". Lassa fever: NHS services in the East of England hit as staff isolate 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z
Most people with Lassa fever recover but some can come down with severe illness. Lassa fever fatality was newborn baby 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z
Nigeria also continues to see regular outbreaks of yellow fever, Lassa fever, measles and other infectious diseases. Nigeria faces one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z
Vaccines for Lassa fever and Nipah virus, for example, are in early stages. Fauci Wants to Make Vaccines for the Next Pandemic Before It Hits 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z
Most emerging infectious diseases such as Lassa fever, Marburg hemorrhagic fever and Nipah viral disease have wildlife origins, the guidance said. WHO, agencies urge countries to suspend sale of live wild mammals at markets 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z
NHS services across the east of England continue to be affected after three cases of Lassa fever were discovered in the region. Lassa fever: NHS services in the East of England hit as staff isolate 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z
It is a method that epidemiologists there have learned after suffering repeated outbreaks of deadly diseases including Ebola and Lassa fever. The coronavirus is ravaging the world. But life looks almost normal in much of Africa. 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z
The request for applications asked for expertise in known threats like the Ebola, Nipah and Lassa viruses, she said, but it also hinted that the work could be broadened to include emerging threats. U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z
But what will happen if the next pandemic comes from a virus that causes Lassa fever, or from the Sudan strain of Ebola, or from a Nipah virus? Fauci Wants to Make Vaccines for the Next Pandemic Before It Hits 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z
An example of this form of transmission is provided by Lassa fever, which was first discovered in Nigeria in 1969 and now causes several thousand deaths a year. Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’ 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z
The two authors conducted their calculations using a model for estimating solar inactivation of viruses of biodefense concerns, they said, adding that the methodolgy was validated with Ebola and Lassa viruses. Summer rays can inactivate coronavirus in 34 minutes, study says 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z
Blood clots, in which the red liquid turns gel-like, appear to be the opposite of what occurs in Ebola, Dengue, Lassa and other hemorrhagic fevers that lead to uncontrolled bleeding. A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z
In recent years, Nigeria has struggled to cope with outbreaks of Lassa fever, measles and polio. 10 African Countries Have No Ventilators. That’s Only Part of the Problem. 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z
I’ve spent most of the last 25 years working on controlling multiple epidemics such as Ebola, Lassa fever and avian flu. I have helped control health epidemics for 25 years. There is a way to stop coronavirus | Kamalini Lokuge 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z
For example, the sequences Oguzie is looking at belong to the Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria, the virus that causes the deadly Lassa fever, and human papillomavirus. The next chapter for African genomics 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z
The viral dangers outlined in WHO’s list included Nipah disease, as well as Lassa and Rift Valley fevers. Coronavirus: the huge unknowns 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z
But the country’s health system is already dealing with an outbreak, of the viral haemorrhagic disease Lassa fever. Scientists fear coronavirus spread in countries least able to contain it 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z
Its Secretary General Abubakar Ahmed Kende said the measure was to prevent the possible spread of the virus into the country and also contain the spiralling outbreak of Lassa fever across the country. Coronavirus: Are African countries ready? 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z
Dr Jake Dunning, from Public Health England, said: "It is important to emphasise that Lassa fever does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is very low." Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons repatriated to UK 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
For example, he and his collaborators mapped the spread of infections in the country’s largest outbreak of Lassa virus2. The next chapter for African genomics 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z
A Dutch doctor who was evacuated from Sierra Leone after contracting Lassa fever has died in hospital. Dutch doctor dies of Lassa fever 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z
The samples include Marburg virus, Lassa virus and the viruses that cause South American haemorrhagic fever and Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever. Daily briefing: How to be a working scientist in the gig economy 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z
The Japanese health ministry says researchers will use the samples, which include Marburg virus, Lassa virus, and the viruses that cause South American haemorrhagic fever and Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever, to validate tests under development. Why Japan imported Ebola ahead of the 2020 Olympics 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z
Described as a cousin of Ebola, Lassa fever is endemic in eastern Sierra Leone but cases have also been reported in northern and southern parts of the country in the past five years. Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons repatriated to UK 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
So I think that remains a challenge, whether it’s pandemic influenza, Ebola, Lassa fever, Zika. Vas Narasimhan of Novartis: ‘We Are Not at All Prepared for a Pandemic’ 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z
Described as a cousin of Ebola, Lassa fever is endemic in eastern Sierra Leone but cases have also been reported in northern and southern parts of the country in the last five years. Dutch doctor dies of Lassa fever 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z
The Lassa virus is living in a larger and larger rat population and it’s also now getting more and more opportunities to jump into humans. Richard Preston on legacy of The Hot Zone and the future of Ebola outbreaks 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z
Researchers are working on versions that target Lassa fever, dengue, Ebola and human papillomaviruses linked to certain cancers. Daily briefing: Israel is sending the first privately built lander to the Moon 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
The deceased doctor showed symptoms of Lassa fever after performing a Caesarean section. Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons repatriated to UK 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
Ihekweazu and his team were preparing for a spike in Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic disease that, like Ebola, can swiftly cause death through internal bleeding. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
In a statement, Sierra Leone's Health Ministry said the deceased doctor showed symptoms of Lassa fever after performing a Caesarean section. Dutch doctor dies of Lassa fever 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z
And scientists living near sites that are prone to still-elusive diseases, such as Lassa fever, will ask the smartest questions about how they emerge and spread. A new model for disease research in Africa 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
For most infectious diseases, diagnosis requires specialized expertise, sophisticated equipment and ample electricity ― all of which are in short supply in many places where illnesses such as Lassa fever occur. Faster, better, cheaper: the rise of CRISPR in disease detection 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z
Imported Lassa fever cases are extremely rare in the UK. Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons repatriated to UK 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
Cases of Lassa fever typically surge in Nigeria between December and March, and it caused a record 184 deaths last year. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
Early outbreak The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control declared an outbreak of Lassa fever, a potentially lethal viral haemorrhagic disease, on 22 January. Brexit impacts, quitting coal and Lassa-fever outbreak 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z
And if it could be done for Ebola, he said, the model could be used to find treatments for other diseases such as Nipah and Lassa fever that also manifest in sudden lethal outbreaks. Ebola drug trials aim to make the disease treatable at home 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z
Jonatan Lassa, who researches disaster governance and emergency management at Charles Darwin University in Australia, said: “There is a kind of fatigue” in Indonesia. Indonesia’s disaster teams struggle to go it alone. That also makes them national heroes. 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z
Three British nationals have been brought back to the UK from Sierra Leone for medical assessment after coming into close contact with two people diagnosed with Lassa fever. Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons repatriated to UK 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
To curb the number of deaths, Ihekweazu has spent the past year supplying hospitals in Ebonyi and other states, and organizing training sessions for staff so that they can detect and report Lassa fever rapidly. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
Cases of Lassa fever typically surge during Nigeria’s dry season, which usually runs from October to April, but the number this January is unusually high. Brexit impacts, quitting coal and Lassa-fever outbreak 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z
None for some viral threats that could become pandemic, like Nipah, Lassa and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Why Don’t We Have Vaccines Against Everything? 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z
Lassa fever Rats fuelled the largest outbreak of deadly Lassa fever in Nigeria this year, according to the most extensive and rapid genomic analysis of the Lassa virus conducted so far. Medical chimps’ retirement, Nobel laureates’ Brexit warning and science mega-prizes 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z
There are no confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the UK. Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons repatriated to UK 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
Freshly installed solar panels glinted in the morning sun, and dust from construction hung in the air — workers were building a new ward for patients with Lassa fever and an incinerator for infectious material. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
Rats fuelled the largest outbreak of deadly Lassa fever in Nigeria this year, according to the most extensive and rapid genomic analysis of the Lassa virus conducted thus far. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
“Everyone is hungry and they want to eat after several days of not eating,” Lassa said on local TV. Aid slowly is tricking to Indonesian disaster-hit areas 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z
"Everyone is hungry and they want to eat after several days of not eating," Lassa said on local TV. Indonesia quake toll jumps as survivors grow more desperate - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z
Earlier, I had written about the discoveries of the Ebola and Lassa fever viruses and the Legionnaire’s disease bacterium, as well as the ways in which health workers stopped outbreaks of these infections. 5 New York Times Writers on What They Got Right and Wrong in the Early ’80s 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z
Walking around the grounds, the group discussed how to grapple with Lassa fever beyond the hospital gates. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
Rather, broadly similar Lassa strains tended to correspond to geographic areas separated by rivers. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
An infected person can spread Lassa to others via their blood, urine and other bodily fluids. Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
Considering how lethal Lassa fever is, shockingly little is known about it, he says. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever is not a new disease, but the current outbreak is unprecedented, spreading faster and further than ever before. The killer disease with no vaccine 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
Lassa starts with a little trickle,” he said, “and then sometimes it goes boom.” This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
Genetic variation could also thwart diagnostic tests for Lassa that rely on detecting specific sequences. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
The agency uses television, radio and social media to educate people about public health; that includes combatting false information about how diseases such as Lassa spread. Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
In February, the World Health Organization added Lassa fever to its list of priority pathogens of epidemic potential, calling for more research. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
The disease was first identified in the Nigerian town of Lassa in 1969, after an outbreak in a mission hospital. The killer disease with no vaccine 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
Nigeria reports record-high Lassa fever cases: Health authorities said that a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has reached a record high and that there are suspected cases in neighboring Benin, as well. World Digest: Feb. 28, 2018 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z
The unprecedented speed of this analysis has helped officials to combat the spread of Lassa fever, and the virus’s genetic information will assist researchers as they develop vaccines against the illness. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
Now, the agency’s public-health researchers are trying to understand why the current Lassa outbreak is so bad. Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
And last week, the recently created Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations awarded its first grant for development of a Lassa fever vaccine to Themis Bioscience, a biotech in Vienna. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
Most people catch Lassa fever from anything contaminated with rat urine, faeces, blood or saliva - through eating, drinking or simply handling contaminated objects in the home. The killer disease with no vaccine 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
Many infections with Lassa virus are mild, but it can also cause lethal hemorrhagic fevers resembling those of Ebola. Lassa Fever Erupts in Nigeria 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z
As with Ebola, Lassa causes fevers and can lead to death as a result of internal bleeding. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
Many Nigerian states lack facilities to quickly diagnose diseases such as Lassa and Ebola, Ukwaja says, making it harder for the public-health agency to fight outbreaks from the start. Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever was discovered in 1969, when two missionary nurses died of a mysterious disease in the remote town of Lassa in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
The incubation period for Lassa is up to three weeks. The killer disease with no vaccine 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
As with Ebola, a heavily infected patient’s blood, urine, vomit and other fluids can teem with Lassa virus, and transmission between people often takes place in rural hospitals where protective gear is not available. Lassa Fever Erupts in Nigeria 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z
Lassa viruses collected on the east side of the Niger River, for example, were more like one another than were those on the west bank. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
In January, three of his colleagues at the hospital in Abakaliki died of Lassa fever. Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
Such human-to-human transmission is thought to be rare for Lassa, unlike Ebola, except in hospital settings without proper infection control. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
Despite these measures, the fight against Lassa - and other infectious diseases - is hampered by a lack of effective medical tools like diagnostic tests, treatments and vaccines. The killer disease with no vaccine 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
The World Health Organization has sent a six-person team and 40 boxes of personal protective gear to help fight a major outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Lassa Fever Erupts in Nigeria 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z
Many of the vaccines now being developed include a protein in the Lassa virus that triggers the body’s immune system to produce antibodies. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
Researchers in Nigeria are struggling to understand whether Lassa fever has become more virulent.Credit: Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
By the time doctors suspect Lassa fever, it’s often too late to save the patient. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
Lassa is one of the diseases on its hit list and it's hoped one or more promising vaccines will be ready for large-scale testing in the next five years. The killer disease with no vaccine 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
About 615 suspected Lassa cases have been reported in the last six weeks, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control; 57 have been fatal. Lassa Fever Erupts in Nigeria 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z
A health worker arrives at the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control in Nigeria with blood samples for testing.Credit: Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
Since 1 January, Lassa fever has sickened 365 people and killed 81, making it the country's largest recorded outbreak of the virus. Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
“I used to scream and scream that Lassa is important, but no one listened,” he says. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
Like Ebola, Lassa fever can be spread through contact with the bodily fluids of sick people. West African nation of Guinea reports Lassa fever death 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z
Lassa fever was one of the first three diseases they chose to seek a vaccine against, because they felt it was so threatening. Lassa Fever Erupts in Nigeria 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z
The study1, published on 17 October in the New England Journal of Medicine, eases fears that Lassa had mutated into a super-bug that was spreading swiftly between people. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
Outbreaks of Lassa fever occur regularly in West Africa, where the virus is carried by rats. Deadly Lassa-fever outbreak tests revamped Nigerian health agency 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever is a disease of the poor … it is confined to a part of West Africa, and it is not viewed as a global threat.” Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
Earlier this week, the National Institutes of Health granted Thomas Jefferson University $2.6 million to develop a new vaccine for the Ebola, Sudan, Marburg, and Lassa fever viruses. The US will spend $170 million to stockpile drugs used to treat the Ebola virus 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z
A more dangerous mission followed, when he took a blood sample from a suspected Lassa Fever patient in an Abuja hospital in 2016. Letter from Africa: Nigeria's praised but unpaid Ebola heroes - BBC News 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z
That kind of speed can also help officials to monitor for mutations in Lassa. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
Future plans include studying the pathogen that causes SARS, which also doesn’t require a BSL-4 lab, before moving on to Ebola and the West African Lassa virus, which do. Inside the Chinese lab poised to study world's most dangerous pathogens 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z
Cases of Lassa fever, a rare viral hemorrhagic disease, were skyrocketing across the country—more were recorded in the first 2 months of this year than in all of 2017. Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
Lassa, like Ebola, causes hemorrhagic fevers; rodents — notably the African soft-furred rat — transmit it through urine and feces. Donors, drugmakers offer $500 million to control global epidemics 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z
Lassa fever virus currently affects between 100,000 and one million people a year in western sub-Saharan Africa. Spread of human disease from animals mapped - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z
“We are always preparing ourselves for the possibility that Lassa virus will pick up a mutation that lets it transmit readily from human to human,” Sabeti says. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z
They also identified the sub-species of the multimammate rat that transmits Lassa virus to humans, to map its location against ecological factors. Scientists use climate, population changes to predict diseases 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z
It’s a vial containing a modified strain of the Lassa virus that, if weaponized, could kill thousands of people. 'The Americans' recap: Are travel plans in the future for Philip and Elizabeth? 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z
And that “ace” deployed in a Soviet counterattack could be a weaponized version of the Lassa virus. 'The Americans' recap: Even the KGB is scared by a super-deadly bioweapon 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z
It shows more areas of West Africa are at risk from Lassa fever spill-over events than previously thought. Spread of human disease from animals mapped - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z
For instance, the hospital at Emory University is treating a patient with suspected Lassa fever who was evacuated from Togo. Congress goes home for Easter Break without paying for Zika fight 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z
The team tested their new model using Lassa fever, a disease that is endemic across West Africa and is caused by a virus passing to people from rats. Scientists use climate, population changes to predict diseases 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z
There is unusually widespread Lassa activity in West Africa at the moment, according to experts. Health Highlights: March 21, 2016 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z
But she worries that the Lassa virus might slaughter “half the people on the Eastern Seaboard.” 'The Americans' recap: Even the KGB is scared by a super-deadly bioweapon 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z
Their model for Lassa fever, which is spread by rats, predicts that there will be twice as many human cases of the disease in Africa by 2070. Spread of human disease from animals mapped - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z
A second staffer there, American Todd DeKryger, died of Lassa in Germany last month. Congress goes home for Easter Break without paying for Zika fight 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z
Lassa is spread through the urine and droppings of a type of rat in certain parts of Africa. Health Highlights: March 14, 2016 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z
Lassa is not related to Ebola, but in severe cases appears similar to Ebola, with symptoms such as fever and sometimes bleeding, NBC News reported. Health Highlights: March 21, 2016 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z
Like Ebola, Lassa causes a severe fever with bleeding, Ribner said. U.S. doctor with Lassa fever en route to Atlanta from West Africa 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z
Lassa virus is carried by the Mastomys rat, which is found in parts of Africa. Spread of human disease from animals mapped - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z
The number of Lassa fever infections in West Africa every year is between 100,000 to 300,000, with about 5,000 deaths, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lassa fever has killed more than 100 in Nigeria, latest figures show 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z
Symptoms of Lassa fever typically include fever, headache, fatigue and weakness. Health Highlights: March 14, 2016 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z
People with severe cases of Lassa are at high risk for death, according to Robert Garry, a virologist at Tulane University. Health Highlights: March 21, 2016 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z
An outbreak of Lassa fever is now underway in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization, and it is starting to spread to nearby countries including Togo. U.S. doctor with Lassa fever en route to Atlanta from West Africa 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z
As well as well-known threats such as Ebola and Zika, other diseases including Lassa fever already affect thousands of people and are expected to spread as the world warms. Spread of human disease from animals mapped - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever belongs to the same family as Marburg and Ebola, two deadly viruses that lead to infections with fever, vomiting and, in worse case scenarios, haemorrhagic bleeding. Lassa fever has killed more than 100 in Nigeria, latest figures show 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z
Lassa fever is a viral disease that occurs mainly in West Africa and is rare in the United States. Health Highlights: March 14, 2016 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z
Another American infected with Lassa is being treated at Emory University in Atlanta. Health Highlights: March 21, 2016 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z
With the current Lassa fever outbreak, I imagine that Divine Chemicals will once again begin to see a boom in sales, despite having jettisoned its lucrative product name. Letter from Africa: Why rat poison is big business in Nigeria - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z
The virus, called Lassa, is the cause of a particularly nasty hemorrhagic fever endemic to West Africa. Using a deadly virus to kill cancer: Scientists experiment with new treatment 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z
Its name is from the town of Lassa in northern Nigeria, where it was first identified in 1969. Lassa fever has killed more than 100 in Nigeria, latest figures show 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z
RELATED: How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different “We don’t have a great understanding of what exactly is going on in the male reproductive tract,” Knust said. Ebola lingers in semen for months, studies confirm 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z
"This is now the first documented outbreak of Lassa fever virus outside of Africa," according to a statement from the Robert Koch Institute, Germany's federal disease control agency. Health Highlights: March 21, 2016 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z
Hopefully, with this widespread war on rats, the minister of health's bold prediction will prove accurate - and, like Ebola in Nigeria, this Lassa fever too shall soon pass. Letter from Africa: Why rat poison is big business in Nigeria - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z
I rewrote my virus as a medley of Lassa and influenza. A deadly task: writing about a fictional virus when you're a deskbound novelist 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z
The outbreak of Lassa fever was only announced in January – months after the first case of the disease happened in August – with subsequent deaths reported in 10 states, including Abuja. Lassa fever has killed more than 100 in Nigeria, latest figures show 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z
Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick did not address the call for Hall to resign directly Wednesday, but instead said Barca and Lassa’s demands were “both disingenuous and troubling.” Democrats call for Walker’s jobs agency head to resign 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z
This is expected to focus on up to 10 diseases including, Mers-coronavirus, Lassa fever and new strains of flu. Plan for 'global army' of medics - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
A recent headline in a local newspaper captured the reaction of many Nigerians to the latest disease outbreak in our country: "From Bats To Rats As Lassa Fever Takes Off Where Ebola Stopped". Letter from Africa: Why rat poison is big business in Nigeria - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z
The deceased man was only the sixth known case of Lassa fever in a traveler returning to the United States since 1969, according to the U.S. 150 People May Have Had Contact With Lassa Fever Victim: CDC 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z
The man, who has not been identified, died on Monday night of Lassa fever, a viral disease endemic to West Africa and with symptoms similar to Ebola, but far less deadly. Hospital Says Man Who Died of Lassa Fever Initially Didn’t Disclose Trip to Africa 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z
Although it has not been decided which diseases will qualify, Lassa fever, Rift Valley fever and Middle East respiratory syndrome are candidates. Ebola teaches tough lessons about rapid research 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever was named after a town in Nigeria where Western doctors first identified the illness in 1969. Lassa fever death in New Jersey recalls Ebola death in Texas 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Lassa infections are treated with the drug Ribavirin. How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
The CDC said those who had close contact with the victim would be monitored for 21 days to see if they develop symptoms of Lassa fever. 150 People May Have Had Contact With Lassa Fever Victim: CDC 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z
A blood test was performed, and it came back negative for Ebola but positive for Lassa fever, a disease that kills about 1 percent of patients, compared with 70 percent for Ebola. Hospital Says Man Who Died of Lassa Fever Initially Didn’t Disclose Trip to Africa 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z
Lassa does not spread easily from person to person, and health officials say there is little or no risk to the public. Lassa Virus Carries Little Risk to Public, Experts Say 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
He tested positive for Lassa and died in “appropriate isolation,” according to the agency. Lassa fever death in New Jersey recalls Ebola death in Texas 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
A New Jersey man who had recently traveled to Liberia died on Monday from Lassa, a hemorrhagic fever with some similarities to Ebola. How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
This is only the sixth known case of Lassa fever in a traveler returning to the United States since 1969, according to the U.S. U.S. Traveler Returning From Liberia Dies of Lassa Fever: CDC 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
State and federal officials said they expected to monitor a number of people who had contact with the man, including relatives and health care workers, for signs of Lassa fever. Hospital Says Man Who Died of Lassa Fever Initially Didn’t Disclose Trip to Africa 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z
In West Africa, where Lassa is common, people usually catch it from rat droppings or urine. Lassa Virus Carries Little Risk to Public, Experts Say 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Indeed, the CDC said recent successes at containing Ebola in the United States showed that Lassa is manageable. Lassa fever death in New Jersey recalls Ebola death in Texas 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
“The New Jersey case is the sixth known occurrence of Lassa fever in travelers returning to the United States since 1969, not including convalescent patients. The last case was reported in Minnesota in 2014.“ How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
This latest case of Lassa fever involved a man who traveled from Liberia to Morocco and then on to JFK International Airport in New York City on May 17. U.S. Traveler Returning From Liberia Dies of Lassa Fever: CDC 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Health officials said New Jersey had been through a similar situation in 2004, when a man died of Lassa fever in a Trenton hospital. Hospital Says Man Who Died of Lassa Fever Initially Didn’t Disclose Trip to Africa 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z
But Lassa is from a different family, and nowhere near as deadly or contagious as Ebola. Lassa Virus Carries Little Risk to Public, Experts Say 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
“We expect to see Lassa fever and other infections like this,” Tom Frieden, the CDC’s director, told the Associated Press. Lassa fever death in New Jersey recalls Ebola death in Texas 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Both Lassa and Ebola are hemorrhagic fevers with symptoms that include fever, headache, muscle pain, weakness, fatigue and vomiting. How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Those who had close contact will be monitored for 21 days to see if they develop symptoms of Lassa fever. U.S. Traveler Returning From Liberia Dies of Lassa Fever: CDC 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
The man died of Lassa fever, a virus that causes hemorrhagic symptoms but is very different from Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Man Dies of Rare Lassa Fever in New Jersey 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Lassa, like Ebola, is a viral hemorrhagic fever. Lassa Virus Carries Little Risk to Public, Experts Say 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
The team, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, includes experts on Lassa fever, infection control, occupational health, and lab and waste management, said a spokesman, Thomas Skinner. New Jersey Lassa Fever Death Prompts C.D.C. Action 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Lassa, as opposed to Ebola, can also cause tremors, facial swelling, respiratory distress and encephalitis in serious cases. How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
About 1 percent of Lassa patients die, compared to about 70 percent of Ebola patients. Man in New Jersey Dies of Rare Viral Disease After Returning From Liberia 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
“We expect to see Lassa fever and other infections like this. Because of Ebola, we’re now better prepared to deal with it,” Frieden said. Man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies in US after Liberia trip 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z
Overall, about 1 percent of people with Lassa die from it. Lassa Virus Carries Little Risk to Public, Experts Say 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
According to the agency, the case in New Jersey is the sixth known occurrence of Lassa fever in travelers returning to the United States since 1969. New Jersey Lassa Fever Death Prompts C.D.C. Action 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
A horrific bonus fact about Lassa: It can cause varying degrees of deafness in mild and severe cases — oftentimes, the hearing loss is permanent. How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Samples submitted to the C.D.C. tested positive for Lassa fever on Monday morning. Man in New Jersey Dies of Rare Viral Disease After Returning From Liberia 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
On Monday, CDC lab tests of the patient’s blood confirmed Lassa fever. Man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies in US after Liberia trip 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z
On Monday, CDC lab tests of the patient's blood confirmed Lassa fever. Man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies in US after Liberia trip 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z
In West Africa, Lassa virus is carried by rodents and transmitted to humans through contact with urine or droppings of infected rodents, officials say. New Jersey Lassa Fever Death Prompts C.D.C. Action 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever is spread by rodents, which carry the virus in their excrement and urine, sometimes for the rest of their lifespan. How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
According to the C.D.C., the case in New Jersey is the sixth known occurrence of Lassa fever in travelers returning to the United States since 1969. Man in New Jersey Dies of Rare Viral Disease After Returning From Liberia 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Lassa said there’s been high staff turnover from the start, and, as the audit bureau has twice found, inadequate procedures to track loans. Scott Walker jobs agency in 'chaos' amid calls for federal probe 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z
"We expect to see Lassa fever and other infections like this. Because of Ebola, we're now better prepared to deal with it," Frieden said. Man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies in US after Liberia trip 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z
About 1 percent of Lassa patients die, compared with about 70 percent of Ebola patients. New Jersey Lassa Fever Death Prompts C.D.C. Action 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
With both Ebola and Lassa, person-to-person infection often occurs in health care settings via bodily fluids and through improper protection. How Lassa and Ebola are similar but different 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
In West Africa, Lassa virus is carried by rodents and transmitted to humans through contact with urine or droppings of infected rodents, the C.D.C. said. Man in New Jersey Dies of Rare Viral Disease After Returning From Liberia 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
Barca and Lassa on Monday accused the governor of making that move to blunt the State Journal story’s impact. Wisconsin Democrats seek probe of Gov. Walker over loan 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z
"They were at home in Lassa when I was abducted at the market." Nigeria: What next for the rescued Boko Haram captives? - BBC News 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z
In a statement, the state epidemiologist, Dr. Tina Tan, said, “Given what we know about how Lassa virus spreads to people, we think the risk to the public is extremely low.” New Jersey Lassa Fever Death Prompts C.D.C. Action 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z
They had been treating people suspected of having Lassa fever, with its swelling, vomiting and bleeding. Ebola Lying in Wait 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z
When the disease killing residents of Benin turned out to be Lassa fever, the World Health Organization used protocols for Ebola to stem the illness. Fluoridated Water Helps Older Adults Keep Teeth, Study Says 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z
Philips said worries remain about the lack of reliable surveillance efforts for a range of other diseases, including meningitis, cholera, yellow fever and Lassa fever. Why measles could be worse for West Africa than Ebola 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z
Lassa and Novak say they will present the bill this week. Lawmakers urge wider screening for diseases in newborns 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z
Until recently, they tested only for Ebola and diseases that mimic it, like malaria or Lassa fever. Ebola Doctors Are Divided on IV Therapy in Africa 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z
He later worked for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, served as the head of Kenema Government Hospital’s Lassa fever program, consulted for the U.N. Ten World Figures Who Died in 2014
Khan was the lead physician at Sierra Leone's Kenema Government Hospital, where he was treating and studying Lassa, another potentially fatal viral disease, until the hospital was overwhelmed by people with Ebola. 365 days: Nature's 10
Dr. Sabeti looked at DNA sequences from Sierra Leone, where Lassa entered about 150 years ago. Sifting Through Genes in Search of Answers on Ebola 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
Scientists studied two hemorrhagic fevers, including a cousin of Ebola called Marburg and another called Lassa. Gene Analysis May Help Spot Ebola-Like Illnesses Before Symptoms Appear 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z
At first, it sounded a lot like Lassa fever, which was bad enough, though when treated aggressively with Ribavirin, a proven antiviral, Lassa is usually not fatal. Ebola: Doctors Without Borders Shows How to Manage a Plague 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z
Because Lassa fever is similar to Ebola, Khan was called on to help stem the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Ten World Figures Who Died in 2014
The peak season for Lassa fever in West Africa is about to begin. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
While Dr. Sabeti and others work on Ebola, they also are working on Lassa and asking the same questions. Sifting Through Genes in Search of Answers on Ebola 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
Malaria is a much more likely cause of your fever, and now that the summer months are approaching, Lassa Fever, another type of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, is becoming more prevalent. Ebola Turning Point: Realities And Ideals For On-The-Ground Testing 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z
“When I have two specialists at MSF telling me it doesn’t look like Lassa fever, that it looks like Marburg or Ebola, I dropped my pen and thought, This is trouble.” Ebola: Doctors Without Borders Shows How to Manage a Plague 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z
Experience with other infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, SARS, Lassa fever and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, will help emergency responders be prepared for Ebola, Ball said. Twin Cities EMS companies preparing for Ebola 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z
At first sight the symptoms of Lassa are identical to Ebola. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
Lassa, Dr. Sabeti said, “likely kills tens to hundreds of thousands of people every year.” Sifting Through Genes in Search of Answers on Ebola 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
As doctors who have worked in those countries have pointed out, visitors can return with more common but still serious illnesses, such as malaria or Lassa fever. U.S. to Monitor Travelers From Ebola-Hit Nations for 21 Days 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z
But some of its relatives have been here - a case of Marburg virus, considered just as deadly, and four cases of Lassa fever in the past decade. Why nation’s top docs say Ebola won’t spread in US 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z
They removed small amounts of blood from the intact tube to carry out routine tests for known microbes and special tests for yellow fever, along with hemorrhagic-fever viruses like Lassa, Marburg and dengue. There Before Ebola Had a Name 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z
All of the countries worst hit by Ebola are home to Lassa fever. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
“Everyone is so myopically focused on Ebola,” she said, that they are not testing for Lassa and other infectious diseases in many places. Sifting Through Genes in Search of Answers on Ebola 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
Some began to suspect Lassa fever, a viral disease endemic to West Africa that can also produce bleeding. From Guinea to Dallas: Tracing the Ebola threat 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z
No. And the tests for Lassa fever and typhoid were also negative. 'In 1976 I discovered Ebola, now I fear an unimaginable tragedy' 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z
Khan and his team came to the fight against Ebola armed with experience battling another virus: Lassa, which like Ebola causes a life-threatening illness that sometimes results in haemorrhagic fever. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
"We have had literally dozens of cases of Lassa fever already in the eastern part of Sierra Leone," said Prof Robert Garry of Tulane University which has a decade of Lassa research in West Africa. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
The challenge with Lassa and Ebola, though, was to follow the spread of the viruses in real time. Sifting Through Genes in Search of Answers on Ebola 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
The hospital collaborates with foreign laboratories to study Lassa fever, so doctors and nurses were alert to possible danger and avoided contaminating themselves. From Guinea to Dallas: Tracing the Ebola threat 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z
Bucks County’s David Fraser has done both, battling Legionnaire’s disease in Philadelphia and Lassa fever in West Africa, and as a self-educated expert and practitioner of textile skills at least a thousand years old. Craftsman takes textile art in new directions 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z
But Lassa has much more predictable annual infection cycles. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
"The health system in Liberia has virtually come to a halt for anything but Ebola. Whether it is Lassa, malaria or complicated deliveries - it is difficult to find any treatment." The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
Lassa, unlike Ebola, infects the brain, so survivors often end up with permanent neurological damage like deafness or dizziness or psychiatric symptoms. Sifting Through Genes in Search of Answers on Ebola 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
He set out to Kenema, a four-hour drive from Freetown, to visit his close friend Sheik Humarr Khan, a virologist who ran the Lassa lab and was now caring for Ebola patients. A virus hunter faces the big one: Ebola
In June 1969, he was working in a laboratory in Yale on the Lassa virus, a then unidentified pathogen with a fatality rate of up 50%. Deadly disease v untested treatment 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z
Khan knew the risks of working on haemorrhagic fevers: he became the lead Lassa doctor at Kenema after his predecessor died of the disease. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
But even when the Ebola outbreak is over, the disease will have an unsettling consequence for Lassa doctors. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
And that meant finding a quick and accurate way to get the genetic sequences of Lassa and Ebola viruses from samples of blood. Sifting Through Genes in Search of Answers on Ebola 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
Fair knew Sierra Leone from his work at a U.S.-funded lab that focused on Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, but spread by rats. A virus hunter faces the big one: Ebola
Like Ebola, Lassa fever has the highest Bio-Safety Level 4 classification, reserved for life-threatening biological agents requiring the maximum containment laboratory. Deadly disease v untested treatment 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z
Everyone was buoyed by the news, and by the progress in Sierra Leone, where, with a grant from the US Navy, Kenema was building its new Lassa ward. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
But whereas Ebola is a new outbreak, Lassa is a constant presence. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
Kenema was well positioned to detect and treat Ebola because of its experience combating another deadly virus, Lassa, a project I started working on in 2008. Studying Ebola, Then Dying From It 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z
“It would be a logical question to ask, since Lassa was there, why was it so hard to switch gears” to Ebola?, Cuts at W.H.O. Hurt Response to Ebola Crisis 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z
Three American nurses had contracted the disease in the village of Lassa, Nigeria, and one had survived. Deadly disease v untested treatment 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z
In the old Lassa ward, with its concrete floors, staff risked infection every time they slogged through the waste with a broom. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
Only weeks after successfully containing Ebola, Nigerian media have reported an outbreak of Lassa in Oyo State. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
As the hospital’s reputation for treating Lassa fever spread, more patients with unexplained fevers began to travel there. Studying Ebola, Then Dying From It 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z
Dr. Bausch worked in Kenema, Sierra Leone, where he had helped set up a research program for another hemorrhagic fever, Lassa, which was common in the region. Cuts at W.H.O. Hurt Response to Ebola Crisis 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z
Many treatments were experimental and some, such as Ribavirin, which had been effective against Lassa fever, probably caused significant adverse effects. Deadly disease v untested treatment 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z
But with all the attention now on Ebola, physicians who work in Kenema are concerned about Lassa. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
The containment of Lassa fever was a major focus in West Africa until Ebola arrived. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
This country, where doctors are few and over half the population lives in poverty, knows plenty about malaria and cholera and even Lassa fever, a more forgiving hemorrhagic fever spread by rats. It was already the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Now it’s moving into Africa’s cities.
The researchers involved in this effort have been tracking lethal viruses in West Africa since the middle of the last decade, initially focusing on the Lassa virus, Sabeti said. Gene Research Yields Insights Into Ebola Virus 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z
The Kenema hospital was ready to ship samples because it collaborates with foreign laboratories to study Lassa fever. Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone Is Tied to One Funeral 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z
But the hospital is seeing fewer Lassa patients than it would have expected for this time of year. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever can be treated with a drug. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
Khan saved hundreds of lives during a decade battling Lassa fever - a disease similar to Ebola - at his clinic in Kenema and was Sierra Leone's only expert on hemorrhagic fever. Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z
The nurses and doctors here had banked on their experience treating Lassa fever, another deadly disease that causes bleeding. If They Survive in Ebola Ward, They Work on 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z
Lassa is unrelated to Ebola but can also cause fatal bleeding. Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone Is Tied to One Funeral 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z
Garry still hopes to make Kenema a centre of excellence for Lassa research by training African staff to carry out clinical trials on the best ways to track, diagnose and treat the disease. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
Work on Lassa fever can only resume once the Ebola crisis has been dealt with. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
When he took over as head doctor there in 2004, his predecessor had bled to death from Lassa fever in the same ward. Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z
The inadequate initial precautions had fatal consequences, even for the revered young doctor who headed the Lassa unit, Dr. Sheik Umar Khan. If They Survive in Ebola Ward, They Work on 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z
If Ebola circulated for years, some deaths could have been misdiagnosed as Lassa or typhoid or malaria, which all have similar early symptoms. Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone Is Tied to One Funeral 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z
But before it could be completed, the Lassa lab diagnosed Sierra Leone’s first case of Ebola. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
He hopes that as international efforts improve there will be less pressure on Lassa medical teams. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
To many in his impoverished country, Khan was a saviour for his pioneering work with Lassa fever, a disease endemic to the jungles of eastern Sierra Leone that kills 5,000 people a year. Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z
This includes a case in March of a Minnesota man diagnosed with Lassa fever after traveling to West Africa. If Ebola Arrives In America, Some Controversial Tools Could Be Used To Stop It 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z
At first, the group’s experts suspected Lassa fever, a viral disease endemic in West Africa. Tracing Ebola’s Breakout to an African 2-Year-Old 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z
One of the main obstacles that doctors faced was diagnosing diseases quickly enough to treat them; after the war, no lab in Africa had the technology to detect Lassa in a patient’s blood. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
It was in a Lassa laboratory that Sierra Leone first Ebola case was identified. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
The facility, at Kenema Government Hospital, was set up a decade ago to test and treat Lassa fever. Exclusive: U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z
In the past decade, five people have entered the U.S. known to have a viral hemorrhagic fever, including a case last March of a Minnesota man diagnosed with Lassa Fever after traveling to West Africa. Feds watch airline passengers for Ebola symptoms 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z
Five people entered the country in the past decade with either Lassa Fever or Marburg, both hemorrhagic fevers similar to Ebola. U.S. doctor stricken with Ebola said to be improving 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z
On 25 May, Augustine Goba, head of the Lassa diagnostic lab, confirmed that these people had brought the virus into Sierra Leone. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
As cases of a second haemorrhagic fever begin to rise, some are worried that Lassa may go undiagnosed and untreated. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
As part of the Tulane research project, which was designed to identify diagnostics and treatment for Lassa, researchers support the Kenema facility, which has a 5,500 square foot laboratory and similarly sized hospital ward. Exclusive: U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z
At Yale in 1970, two of the discoverers of Lassa fever virus contracted the infection in their laboratory and one of them died before the university halted the research and transferred it to the C.D.C. Ticking Viral Bombs, Left in Boxes 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z
Two residents of the nearby village of Lassa, which wasn't attacked, told Reuters they spoke to people who reportedly fled as militants killed men and kidnapped "many" women and children. Nigeria investigating possible mass kidnapping: source 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z
His prediction was right: by the end of June, the old Lassa ward was overwhelmed and suspect cases were being admitted to the temporary one. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
There is one main difference between an outbreak of Ebola and Lassa. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
The Lassa ward at Kenema has been funded by the United States for more than a decade through a variety of grants and contracts, Garry said. Exclusive: U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z
Lassa fever is a severe viral disease common in West Africa but rarely seen in the United States. Minnesota patient has West African virus, search on for others exposed 2014-04-04T22:26:06Z
This class of diseases includes Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and yellow fever. Man in Canadian hospital with Ebola-like symptoms 2014-03-25T06:37:22Z
In late June, a feverish local chief was admitted to a private ward in Kenema that lacked the infection-control measures used in the Lassa ward. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
"Attention has completely shifted now from Lassa to Ebola. There are cases of Lassa fever being actually considered to be Ebola cases in many places," said Prof Christian Happi of Redeemer's University in Nigeria. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
Sierra Leone is the only one of the three nations with a laboratory that can test for Lassa fever, a lethal tropical disease that requires a similar containment response. Ebola, Killing Scores in Guinea, Threatens Nearby Nations 2014-03-25T03:14:08Z
In West Africa, as many as 300,000 cases of Lassa fever are reported every year, with about 5,000 ending in death, the CDC said. Minnesota patient has West African virus, search on for others exposed 2014-04-04T22:26:06Z
She said that was in line with the profile of common deadly haemorrhagic fever viruses Lassa fever and Ebola, which have an incubation period of up to 21 days. Ebola-like virus seen in Canada man 2014-03-25T00:45:30Z
A midwife, Mbalu Fonnie, who was also the chief Lassa nurse, worked with three others to deliver the nurse’s stillborn baby. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
Rapid tests are not widely available and without them only a laboratory can tell the difference between an Ebola patient and a Lassa patient. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
Humans contract Lassa Fever, which is endemic in West Africa, from contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent feces. Guinea hemorrhagic fever may have crossed into Sierra Leone 2014-03-22T13:07:37Z
In the first Lassa case in the United States in four years, an unnamed patient was admitted to a Minnesota hospital on Monday suffering from fever and confusion, the U.S. Minnesota patient has West African virus, search on for others exposed 2014-04-04T22:26:06Z
There is no drug treatment for Ebola, although Lassa can be treated with the drug Ribavirin. Ebola-like virus seen in Canada man 2014-03-25T00:45:30Z
‘Aunty Mbalu’ had been treating Lassa at Kenema for 25 years — throughout the civil war — and had survived a Lassa infection herself. Infectious disease: Ebola’s lost ward 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z
Before the crisis, when a patient walked into a clinic there was a clear set of symptoms to point to Lassa Fever. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
There is even anecdotal evidence of Lassa fever outbreaks due to refugees eating infected rats to survive. Infections: War's true beneficiaries 2013-12-07T01:02:06Z
Blood samples sent to CDC tested positive for Lassa fever on Thursday. Minnesota patient has West African virus, search on for others exposed 2014-04-04T22:26:06Z
This family includes Lassa Fever virus, which is associated with haemorrhagic fever in humans. Lethal snake viruses identified 2012-08-14T16:46:31Z
Central Asia and Tibet towards the holy city of Lassa. Select List of Books ... Relating to the Far East 2012-01-12T03:00:14.110Z
Ribavirin is used to help patients recover but it is useless for Ebola and is only given once Lassa has been confirmed. The struggle to cope with Lassa fever 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z
He is a sort of High Priest of Buddhism residing in Lassa, the capital of Thibet; he is invested with an entirely supernatural character. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z
"Casual contact is not a risk factor for getting Lassa fever." Minnesota patient has West African virus, search on for others exposed 2014-04-04T22:26:06Z
The regular stream of Lassa fever patients, kept in an isolation ward, provide researchers with access to the virus. U.S. anti-terror outpost tackles rat-borne virus 2011-02-14T16:18:12Z
Democratic officials in Wisconsin said that two state senators from the district, Pat Kreitlow and Julie Lassa, were expected to explore the race, along with a state representative, Donna Seidel. In Blow to Democrats, Influential Congressman Will Retire After Four Decades 2010-05-06T02:13:00Z
Far hence, in Asia, On the smooth convent roofs, On the gold terraces Of holy Lassa, Bright shines the sun. To Lhassa at Last
Such an absurdity could scarcely pass among actual observers, however degraded in understanding, and in Thibet the Lama of Lassa is probably considered as merely an incarnation of Sakya. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha
Far hence, in Asia, On the smooth convent-roofs, On the gilt terraces, Of holy Lassa, Bright shines the sun. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
In the case of Lassa swift and simple diagnosis is seen as critical to doing that. U.S. anti-terror outpost tackles rat-borne virus 2011-02-14T16:18:12Z
Luckily for my brother he left Lassa with the Punjaub that evening, and never learned whether the theft was discovered or not. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales
Musk, wool, and skins are obtained from Tibet, into whose capital, Lassa, scarcely half-a-dozen Europeans have penetrated. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
But I do not live in Lassa, and my going to church here, is not akin to Lamaism. Infelice
Houses built of horn are said to exist at Lassa; and from Lassa, I should imagine, came the designs for the temples and houses of Patn.  A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home
In the United States, Lassa virus is handled in bio-safety level four facilities, where researchers wear "space suits" - but in Kenema measures include goggles, gloves and masks. U.S. anti-terror outpost tackles rat-borne virus 2011-02-14T16:18:12Z
My dear brother described Lassa to me very minutely, and from all accounts it must be the most wonderful city in the world. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales
There exists at Lassa a touching custom which we are in some sort jealous of finding among infidels. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life
You Thibet trader on the wide inland, or bargaining in the shops of Lassa! Poems By Walt Whitman
When his car halted before the big studio where Ferriday was high priest Jim might have been a traveler entering a temple in Lassa, for all he knew of its rites and its powers. We Can't Have Everything
At Lassa, in Thibet, there is a venerable stone in memory of the treaty between the courts of Thibet and China, as long ago as 821, bearing an inscription worthy of a true civilization. The Duel Between France and Germany
The author failed to reach the long-sought Lassa, the suspicious Dalai Lama refusing to be deceived or cajoled and sternly sending the inquisitive traveller out of the country. New Forces in Old China An Inevitable Awakening
Jerusalem and Benares at last gave place to Rome and Lassa as sacerdotal centres. The Soul of the Far East
You Thibet trader on the wide inland or bargaining in the shops of Lassa! Leaves of Grass
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