The Punch on MSN18h
Lassa fever: FG tracks 357 suspected patients after UK returnee’s death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 357 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever, The PUNCH reports.This is following the death of a ...
Lassa fever found in UK as officials race to trace contacts of person with Ebola-like disease
Lassa virus is usually contracted through exposure to food or household items that have been contaminated with the urine or ...
What’s the mysterious ‘crying disease’ that has claimed 60 lives in Congo?
Health officials in Congo have reported cases of an unidentified illness called the ‘crying disease’ in two remote villages ...
What is hantavirus, disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife?
Betsy Arakawa died from a respiratory illness linked to a rare virus transmitted by infected rodents. Here's what to know ...
Hantavirus: here’s what you need to know about the infection that killed Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa
The tragic deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betty Arakawa have brought hantavirus into the spotlight – but what is it and ...
AllAfrica on MSN6h
Tanzania Declares End of Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death of the last confirmed case on 28 January 2025.The outbreak, in which two ...
Irish Examiner on MSN5d
What is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, the rare illness that killed Betsy Arakawa, wife of Gene Hackman?
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is an uncommon but serious viral disease that can damage the heart, lungs and other organs ...
UK alert after discovery of case of Ebola-like disease that causes bleeding and can kill
Symptoms in children are similar to those in adults, but infant infection can result in ‘swollen baby syndrome’ with oedema, ...
Lassa fever symptoms after potentially deadly disease found in UK visitor
A visitor to the UK has been found to have a potentially deadly disease. Health chiefs are now seeking contacts of the ...
UK detects case of Ebola-like disease that causes horrific bleeding and seizures – as officials rush to trace contacts
HEALTH chiefs are scrambling to find close contacts of a person who visited the UK while sick with Lassa Fever. The horrific ...
The Punch on MSN2d
Ondo begins contact tracing as Lassa fever kills UK returnee
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician who succumbed to ...
UKHSA shares main symptoms of Lassa fever as rare case found in the UK
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an alert after an individual travelled to England while they were unwell with Lassa ...