Liberia: Health Authorities Declare Continuous Lassa Fever Outbreak
[Observer] Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic illness caused by a virus that is transmitted through contact with the urine or feces of infected rodents and through direct contact with body fluids of infected individuals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 13, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Kills One in Abia Community
[This Day] Umuahia -The Abia State Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in Olokoro community, Umuahia South Local Government of the state, resulting in the death of a 28-year-old man. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 8, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Ebonyi Shuts Down Hospital, Quarantines Staff, Patients
[Premium Times] The outbreak of Lassa Fever has reportedly caused the death of Ephraim Ogaranya who was admitted at St Vincent Hospital, Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 27, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Outbreak - Umahi Directs Closure of Hospital, Transfer of Medical Staff, Patients to South East Virology Center
[Vanguard] Following the suspected outbreak of Lassa Fever in Igbeagu community in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State, Governor David Umahi, Friday directed the immediate closure of the affected hospital where treatment of patients suffering from the deadly disease were being diagnosed and treated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 27, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liberia: 'Lassa Fever Is Not On the Rise in Nimba' - NPHIL
[Observer] Authorities of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia says its attention (NPHIL) has been drawn to an article published in the December 3, 2019 edition of the Daily Observer newspaper, in which the newspaper reported that there is an increase of Lassa Fever cases in Nimba County, and described the situation as alarming. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 5, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liberia: Lassa Fever On the Rise in Nimba
[Observer] 9 cases confirmed (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 3, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
West Africa: Four Ways to Prevent Deaths From Lassa Fever
[IPS] Abuja -Dr. Wouter, a Dutch doctor who helped perform surgeries and train colleagues in surgical skills in underserved areas of Sierra Leone died of Lassa Fever. He was infected as a result of performing a Caesarean section on an infected pregnant woman. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 28, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cases of Lassa Fever in the Netherlands ex Sierra Leone: Rapid Risk Assessment
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 11/28/2019.
This nine-page report provides information about two imported cases of Lassa fever from Sierra Leone confirmed by the Dutch public health authorities in November 2019, and associated risk assessment. Both cases were Dutch healthcare workers who worked in a rural hospital in Sierra Leone. The risk level for secondary transmission among healthcare workers in the European Union/European Economic Area and Sierra Leone depends on several factors such as closeness, duration of contact, and the type of activity performed (e....
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - November 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Lassa Fever – The Netherlands (ex –Sierra Leone)
Sierra Leone health officials, supported by WHO, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other partners, are responding to an outbreak of Lassa fever. On 20 November 2019, WHO was informed by The Netherlands ’ International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point of one imported case of Lassa fever from Sierra Leone. The patient was a male doctor, a Dutch national who worked in a rural Masanga hospital in Tonkolili district, Northern province in Sierra Leone. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - November 28, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Four Ways to Prevent Deaths from Lassa Fever
Credit: S. Oka/WHO
By Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Nov 27 2019 (IPS) Dr. Wouter, a Dutch doctor who helped perform surgeries and train colleagues in surgical skills in underserved areas of Sierra Leone died of Lassa Fever. He was infected as a result of performing a Caesarean section on an infected pregnant woman.
This was a very painful and avoidable death. I mourn with his family and the Dutch people over this loss. No health worker should die while trying to save lives. Sadly, every year 5,000 West Africans die from Lassa fever.
Lassa fever is a viral disease of inequity and disproportionately affects poor people. There a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Africa Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Lassa Fever Source Type: news
Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons sent home from Sierra Leone
UK officials says it is a precautionary measure to contain the virus, which is circulating in Sierra Leone. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lassa Fever
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 25, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nigeria: Fatal Lassa Fever Outbreak Rages in Nigeria
[CAJ News] Abuja -No less than 158 people have died since the outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria at the beginning of the year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liberia: Govt Calls for Vigilance Amid Lassa Fever Outbreak
[Observer] The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Public Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), has called on citizens to become more vigilant against reports of an outbreak of Lassa fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 12, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Measuring political will: an index of commitment to disaster risk reduction - Lassa JA, Surjan A, Caballero-Anthony M, Fisher R.
The future of societal resilience depends largely on political commitment to allocate resources to manage and reduce disaster risks and vulnerabilities and build resilience. Lack of political commitment has often been cited as one of the culprits inhibitin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
