W hen some snakes bite, they can deliver a powerful punch of toxin-filled venom that damages organ systems and can even result in death. Annually, around 400,000 snakebite victims die worldwide. One ...
Ebola is a deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus that is endemic in parts of East-Central and West Africa. Most people are aware that a primary route for person-to-person transmission is ...
Multi-arenaviral: The multi-arenaviral group includes five rodent-borne viruses, with humans as accidental hosts. Lassa, Junin, Machupo and Guanarito viruses, found in West Africa and parts of South ...
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said on Monday.