But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 143 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 484 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025, across seven states ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of twenty-two (22) persons amid 143 cases of Lassa fever recorded within the first two weeks of 2025.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said that a total of 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria out of the 196 suspected cases.

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

is caused by the Lassa virus. The virus is primarily transmitted to humans through food or household items contaminated by the urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats, which is common in West ...

According to the report, six states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 20 LGAs in 2025 Nigeria has confirmed 54 new cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths in one week, spanning 30 ...

The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer to developing much-needed medicines.Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent or mitigate infection with the Nipah virus ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of the 196 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The NCDC also ...

The disease, caused by the Lassa fever virus, spreads through exposure to the urine and droppings of infected rats. Despite its long history, Dr Hatchett pointed out that it wasn’t until 2019 that the ...

Coinfections of both H5N1 and a seasonal flu virus are also worrisome. If the viruses combine their genetic pieces in a process called reassortment, that could produce a more transmissible virus ...

An outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed 14 lives in Taraba State over the past three months, with six deaths reported just last week, officials have confirmed. Dr. Kuni Joseph, the Head of Clinical ...