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Scientists find new treatment methods for the new Lassa virus fever
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A new study from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology gives researchers a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies isolated from survivors of Lassa virus infection.
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Lassa virus endemic area could significantly grow in coming decades
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
San Diego [US], September 27 (ANI): Researchers examined decades' worth of environmental data related to Lassa virus outbreaks for their study, which was published on September 27 in Nature Communications.
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Lassa fever death toll reaches 155 in Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 155 amid government measures to reduce infections across the country, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said.
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Death toll of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria rises to 123
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 123 amid ongoing measures by the government to reduce infections across the country, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said Sunday.
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Lassa fever death toll in Nigeria hits 86
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 27, (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 86 amid government measures to reduce infections, Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Saturday.
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Nigeria's 2022 Lassa fever outbreak kills 40: NCDC
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Forty people have died of an acute disease caused by the Lassa virus in Nigeria in January, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in its newest situation report.
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This drug can treat Lassa fever
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 06 (ANI): Good news! A team of researchers has discovered a treatment that provided 100 percent protection against one of the most deadly viruses in the world eight, days after they became infected.
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