Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Nigeria is experiencing a surge in Lassa fever, with Bauchi, Edo and Ondo states recording higher numbers since November 2024.

A live-attenuated vaccine under development is safe and 100% effective against Lassa virus in preclinical studies. A vaccine candidate against Lassa virus completely protected guinea pigs exposed ...

The alarming spike in Lassa fever cases across Nigeria demands urgent attention and a more robust response from all stakeholders. With 9,492 suspected cases, 1,154 confirmed infections ...

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country is experiencing a surge in Lassa fever cases, with Bauchi, Edo and Ondo states recording higher numbers since November 2024.

No fewer than 952 Nigerians have been killed by Lassa fever, cholera, measles, diphtheria, and yellow fever in 2024. This is according to data from the National Public Health Institute ...

A vaccine candidate against Lassa virus completely protected guinea pigs exposed to an otherwise lethal dose of the virus, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed), The ...

Speaking on Monday in Abuja, the NCDC Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris, raised concerns about the “increasing number of Lassa fever cases and fatalities,” describing it as a significant public health ...

This month’s story comes from the Bloom lab using their signature deep mutational scanning technique to identify mutations in the surface protein of Lassa virus -called glycoprotein- that escape ...

Membrane trafficking is the process by which ... SNARE proteins are the minimal machinery required for the vesicle fusion in eukaryotes. Here the authors use single-molecule fluorescence ...

SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 18, 2024) – A vaccine candidate against Lassa virus completely protected guinea pigs exposed to an otherwise lethal dose of the virus, researchers from Texas Biomedical ...

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised the alarm over increasing Lassa fever cases and deaths in the last four weeks, highlighting the severity. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ...

A live-attenuated Lassa virus vaccine candidate completely protected guinea pigs in preclinical trials and showed strong safety and efficacy. Researchers are preparing for further studies in nonhuman ...