Lassa fever

It mainly affects people in parts of West Africa where there are about 300000 cases of Lassa fever and about 5000 deaths from it each year. 23 hours agoLassa fever is a viral infection that is endemic to the West African countries and mostly reported in Sierra Leone Liberia Guinea and Nigeria.

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Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness belonging to the virus family Arenaviridae that lasts between two and 21 days according to the World Health Organization WHO.

. It has been known since the 1950s but the virus was not identified until 1969 when two missionary nurses died from it in the town of Lassa in Nigeria. The disease is endemic in the rodent population in parts of West Africa. Lassa fever is different from Ebola the disease that is responsible for.

1 day agoLassa fever is less frequently reported from Mali Burkina Faso Ghana Togo Benin and Ivory Coast. Although Lassa fever and Ebola. Edo and Ondo States have recorded new deaths from Lassa fever as Nigerias toll from the disease since the beginning of 2022 rises to 151.

Lassa fever like Ebola can be spread through contact with the bodily fluids blood saliva urine or semen of infected people. Can result in similar symptoms Lassa fever is less likely than Ebola to. Health workers may be infected by direct contact with blood body fluids urine or stool of a patient with Lassa fever.

It is widespread in many African countries such as Liberia and Sierra Leone and it. It is transmitted to humans from contacts with food or household items contaminated with rodent excreta. Unlike Ebola virus Lassa fever is not as contagious person to person nor as deadly.

1 day agoOndo records 34 Lassa fever-related deaths 227 cases Cumulatively from week 1 to week 17 in the year 2022 149 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 196 per cent. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness belonging to the virus family Arenaviridae that lasts between two and 21 days according to. Lassa fever is a viral disease spread by the the multimammate rat.

Although to a lesser extent transmission can also occur from human-to. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness endemic to the West African sub-region and first discovered in Northern Nigeria The disease is transmitted to humans via contact with food or other items contaminated with urine or faeces from the natural reservoir rodents Mastomys natalensis natal multimammate mouse was initially thought to be the only. The death rate from Lassa fever is approximately 1 versus approximately.

1 day agoLassa fever is a viral infection that is endemic to the West African countries and mostly reported in Sierra Leone Liberia Guinea and Nigeria. Lassa fever also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever LHF is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. 14 hours agoIt said Lassa fever is a viral infection that is endemic to West African countries and mostly reported in Sierra Leone Liberia Guinea and Nigeria.

When symptoms occur they typically include fever weakness headaches vomiting and muscle pains. It is mostly reported in Sierra Leone Liberia Guinea and Nigeria. Spread from person to person and is far less deadly.

It is primarily transmitted to humans either through direct contact with infected Mastomys rodents or through food or household items contaminated with the urine or faeces of infected rodents. Currently there is no vaccine for Lassa fever. Lassa fever is a viral disease thats spread by rats.

Lassa fever is one of the hemorrhagic fever viruses like Ebola virus Marburg virus and others. The current outbreak in West Africa. Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever transmitted by rats.

1 day agoA case of Lassa fever was diagnosed in a man from KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday who has since died. Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin Ghana Guinea. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease caused by the Lassa virus.

1 Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease primarily transmitted via exposure to feces urine or other bodily fluids of the reservoir host Mastomys natalensis a multimammate rat. 9 hours agoLassa fever is a viral infection endemic to West African countries. The case involved a Nigerian citizen with extensive travel history in rural parts of Nigeria before falling ill and he received medical treatment in South Africa.

Up to 300 000 cases of Lassa fever with about 5000 deaths are recorded annually in the endemic countries. Many of those infected by the virus do not develop symptoms. Up to 300 000 cases of Lassa fever with about 5000 deaths are recorded annually in the.

They said he fell ill after entering South Africa and was hospitalised in a Pietermaritzburg hospital. Lassa virus is typically transmitted by the urine or feces of Mastomys rats to humans. Its transmitted from rats through direct contact or inhalation of the.

Found predominantly in west Africa 1 it has the potential to cause tens of thousands of deaths. According to the National Institute for Communicable Disease the man had an extensive travel history in Nigeria before returning to South Africa. 5 hours agoA file photo of an NCDC official and two others on duty.

9 hours agoLassa fever is a viral infection that is endemic to the West African countries. Less commonly there may be bleeding from the mouth or gastrointestinal tract. The risk of death once infect.

Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus a member of the arenavirus family of viruses. The NICD says that the man fell ill after entering South Africa and was hospitalized in a Pietermaritzburg hospital. The diagnosis of Lassa fever was confirmed after they conducted tests on the man.

Lassa fever is less frequently reported from Mali. BACKGROUND LASSA VIRUS Lassa virus LASV is an enveloped single-stranded and bisegmented negative-strand RNA virus belonging to the family Arenaviridae.

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