[Editorial] Lassa fever and global health security

Seeing the terms “viral haemorrhagic fever” and “west Africa” together will conjure grave images for our readers. The 2013–16 Ebola virus disease epidemic was an unprecedented event, not only in terms of illness and death but also for showing the frailties of international preparedness for infectious disea se outbreaks. Nigeria is in the midst of its largest ever outbreak of Lassa fever. At the same time, a mooted 80% cut to the US CDC's Global Health Security Agenda threatens to create a vacuum in essential epidemic mitigation activities.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research