A middle-aged Iowa resident who recently traveled to West Africa has died from Lassa fever, state health officials confirmed Monday. "I want to assure Iowans that the risk of transmission is ...
An Iowa resident has died after contracting a suspected case of Lassa fever, health officials said. The patient was diagnosed Tuesday after returning to the United States from West Africa earlier this ...
A middle-aged Iowa resident has died from Lassa fever, according to an alert from the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The person, whose name and age were not shared, had recently ...
A person with Lassa fever – which can cause Ebola-like illness in some people – travelled to England at the end of February, ...
IOWA, USA — Although rarely seen in the United States, concerns have emerged after an Iowa resident died earlier this month from a suspected case of Lassa fever. The CDC says Lassa fever is a viral ...
Lassa fever is an illness caused by a virus that spreads to people through contact with infected rodents commonly found in West Africa, according to the CDC. Multimammate rats, one of the common ...
An eastern Iowa resident died Monday from a viral disease similar to Ebola that was likely contracted during a recent trip to West Africa. The person is believed to be the ninth case in the U.S. of ...
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Last month, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the death of a middle-aged eastern Iowa resident from Lassa fever after he traveled to West Africa. The News spoke with three ...
Health officials are investigating the death Monday of an Iowa resident as a suspected case of Lassa fever, a frightening viral disease rarely seen in the U.S., health officials said. The patient ...
Lassa fever is primarily spread by rats found in West Africa, the CDC says. An Iowa resident has died after contracting a suspected case of Lassa fever, health officials said. The patient was ...
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