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View Post: Soc 202 - Current Events: Lassa Fever
30 Oct 2009 by Courtney  
Lassa Fever has been found in the lower hemisphere of China which is odd since the illness has been mostly found in West Africa. The illness affects several of the major organs and can last up to a month. The symptoms that most people ...
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View Post: Red Cross in Sierra Leone
16 Nov 2009 by admin  
The CBH programme helps villages prevent Lassa Fever through simple, effective, low-cost interventions;; Particular focus is given to HIV and AIDS, water and sanitation, hygiene promotion and public health in emergencies, ...
View Blog: Licking Lassa Fever in Sierra Leone - http://licking-lassa-fever.org.uk/

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View Post: A Hypochondriac's Nightmare
12 Nov 2009 by Brandie  
Lassa fever – ever heard of it? I hadn't until I received a question Tuesday from a student wanting to know if we had any resources on the subject. A quick search of our catalog told me that we did, and that was all there was to that ...
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View Post: Materies Morbi: The Coming Plague - 2
13 Nov 2009 by Shade  
"Signs and symptoms of Lassa fever typically occur 1-3 weeks after the patient comes into contact with the virus. These include fever, retrosternal pain (pain behind the chest wall), sore throat, back pain, cough, abdominal pain, ...
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View Post: Update: November 15, 2009
15 Nov 2009 by Steve Berger  
Israeli spotted fever, Israel. Japanese encephalitis, < Worldwide >, India, Thailand, Vietnam. Lassa fever, Liberia. Leishmaniasis - visceral, Italy. Leptospirosis, Australia, Ukraine, United States ...
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View Post: lassa fever reported in germany
5 Sep 2009 by buildsstaff  
lassa fever is an acute viral illness caused by lassa virus. the disease is endemic in west african countries of guinea, liberia, sierra leone and nigeria. the virus reservoir is the wild rodent in west africa. when humans get infected, ...
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View Post: Iranian scientist wins New Innovator Award
24 Oct 2009 by Ammaar ibn Walid  
Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever, which was first described in 1969 in the town of Lassa, in Borno State, Nigeria. Outbreaks of the disease have been observed in Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and the Central ...
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View Post: lassa fever symptoms
16 Sep 2009 by admin  
lassa fever is a highly infectious viral disease caused by lassa virus. it was first recognized in 1969 in lassa, nigeria. it is the disease that is restricted to areas of west africa. lassa fever is a zoonotic disease which means ...
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View Post: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Clinical Trial: Treatment of Viral ...
7 Oct 2009
This is a Phase 2 study of the safety and efficacy of Intravenous (IV) Ribavirin in treating patients presenting with a probable or suspected case of viral hemorrhagic fever (either Crimean Congo or Lassa Fever) at a military medical ...
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View Post: vaccine against lassa fever works in monkeys
7 Sep 2009 by attractform  
dr. heinz feldmann of the public health agency of canada, says that lassa fever poses a huge public health threat in western africa, and while the mortality rate of the virus is not as high as with some viral hemorrhagic fevers, ...
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