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#Lassa fever #symptomatology, viral dynamics, and host immune response (PREPARE): a prospective, observational cohort study in #Liberia, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/01/lassa-fever-symptomatology-viral.html

#Serological evidence of concurrent #Lassa virus and #SARS-CoV-2 #exposure in #Ghana- a cross-sectional study, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/12/serological-evidence-of-concurrent.html

Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of INO-4500, a synthetic #DNA-based #vaccine against #Lassa virus, in a phase 1b clinical trial in healthy Ghanaian adults, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/11/safety-tolerability-and-immunogenicity.html

#Safety and Immunogenicity of an rVSV #Lassa Fever #Vaccine Candidate, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/11/safety-and-immunogenicity-of-rvsv-lassa.html

#Lassa Virus #Infection of Primary #Human #Airway Epithelial Cells, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/lassa-virus-infection-of-primary-human.html

Une délégation internationale de bouddhistes explore l'héritage vivant du bouddhisme tibétain à Lhassa

https://francais.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-19/1913502230703972353/index.html

#Bouddhisme #Lassa #Tibet

Coadministration of #ribavirin and #arenaviral entry #inhibitor LHF-535 enhances antiviral benefit against authentic #Lassa virus, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/coadministration-of-ribavirin-and.html

#UK, #England: #Lassa #fever contact #tracing underway, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/03/uk-england-lassa-fever-contact-tracing.html

New research shows: #Ebola and #Lassa viruses trigger very different responses in human liver cells. While Ebola causes massive cell damage, triggering stress responses, the effect of Lassa remains surprisingly mild.

Read more in the preprint:
🔗 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.17.638665v1

A microscopic image of stained liver cells . Text: "Preprint - Exciting findings in virology: How do Ebola and Lassa viruses affect liver cells?"

#Italy, #traveler from #DRC tested negative after molecular diagnostics performed, https://www.iltirreno.it/lucca/cronaca/2024/12/20/news/lucca-test-negativi-sul-paziente-rientrato-dal-congo-1.100635824

Patient was negative for #Alphavirus, #Flavivirus, #RVF, #Lassa, #influenza A, influenza B, #SARS-CoV-2, #rhinovirus, NL63, 229E, OC43 e HKU1, PIV 1, 2, 3 e 4, #metapneumovirus A/B, #bocavirus, #RSV A/B, #adenovirus, #parechovirus, Borrelia spp, Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia duttoni, Borrelia TBRF group, Bartonella spp, Erlichia spp, Rickettsia spp, virus del morbillo, Plasmodium spp.

BREAKING: Rare imported case of #Lassa fever diagnosed in Iowa; person died from the infection, state health authorities reported Monday. https://www.statnews.com/2024/10/28/lassa-fever-us-case-iowa-death/

#France, an imported case of #Lassa Fever detected in #Paris Region, https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/un-cas-de-fievre-de-lassa-repere-en-ile-de-france-un-militaire-rentre-de-l-etranger-20240502

The patient is a #soldier returned from an African country endemic for the virus.

#France, Un cas de fièvre de #Lassa confirmé en Île-de-France : les autorités sanitaires pleinement mobilisées https://sante.gouv.fr/actualites/presse/article/un-cas-de-fievre-de-lassa-confirme-en-ile-de-france-les-autorites-sanitaires

The Ministry of Labor, Health and Solidarity was informed on May 1, 2024 of a confirmed case of Lassa fever. The patient, a soldier returning from abroad, was hospitalized in Ile-de-France. His state of health does not cause concern. A thorough epidemiological investigation is underway to determine the people who may have been in risky contact with the patient.

#Nigeria: Suspected #Outbreak of #Lassa Fever in #Kaduna https://allafrica.com/stories/202402230186.html

https://www.unexplained.ie/article/667-the-next-potential-pandemic-global-leaders-convene-to-address-threat-of-disease-x/ #pandemic #Covid #ebola #cchf #lassa #sars #mers #nipah #rvf #Zika #diseaseX #unexplainedie #unexplained #unknown

#Nigeria: #Lassa Fever Killed 200 in 2023, Says Disease Control Centre https://allafrica.com/stories/202312180232.html

#Nigeria: #Lassa #Fever - #Nigeria Records Over 1,000 Confirmed Cases, 181 Deaths https://allafrica.com/stories/202310030064.html #epidemic #endemic #EIDs #news #arenavirus

'To address this critical knowledge gap, we conducted a comprehensive cross-species analysis of transcriptomic data from over 6000 blood samples from macaques and humans infected with one of 31 viruses, including #Lassa, #Ebola, #Marburg, #Zika, and #dengue.'
#Immunology #Virology #preprint

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.22.546003v1?med=mas

Point-of-care ultrasound #POCUS is possibly a promising low-cost imaging technique to manage most-at-risk #Lassa Fever patients.
Check out this study by @CyrilErameh @ISTH_Irrua & @infektiodoc @UKEHamburg & al. @BNITM_de publ. in the #Journal_of_Infection:
http://bit.ly/3mLHgbX
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RT @infektiodoc
Can point-of-care ultrasound be a helpful tool in the management of Lassa fever patients? – a 🧵 1/9

#POCUS
#Lassafever🐀🦠🤒
#Nigeria 🇳🇬

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