Scientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists, one Nigerian and one American, created a cutting-edge surveillance network to catch the next emerging disease before it becomes a pandemic.
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Nigeria Faces Mystifying Spike In Deadly Lassa Fever
The number of cases is "unprecedented," say medical specialists. Now they're trying to determine why this ongoing outbreak is so large.
No One's Quite Sure Why Lassa Fever Is On The Rise
The virus is spread primarily by rats during dry season. The current outbreak in Nigeria has public health officials worried — and eager to find out what's behind it.
Zika Isn't The Only Outbreak; Nigeria Struggles To Rein In Lassa Fever
Spread mainly by rodents, Lassa is a perennial but small problem. Yet a current outbreak has claimed over 100 lives and is proving difficult to quash.
New Jersey Lassa Fever Death Reveals Holes In Ebola Monitoring System
Back from a Liberia trip, the patient developed Ebola-like symptoms. One hospital sent him home. A few days later he ended up in an Ebola isolation ward and died. What went wrong?
How Worried Should We Be About Lassa Fever?
The tropical virus has killed a man who returned to New Jersey from Liberia this month. But chances that he could have spread the disease are remote.