The virus, which is in the same viral hemorrhagic fever category as Ebola, is rarely seen in the United States. The Iowa ...

A middle-aged patient has died from Lassa fever, according to an alert from a state health department. Here's what you need ...

However, people who live in neighboring countries are also at risk of infection with the Lassa virus. In this undated file ...

The middle-aged Iowa resident had recently returned from travel to West Africa, where it is believed they contracted the virus.

Health officials are investigating the death of an Iowa resident as a suspected case of Lassa fever, a frightening viral ...

Lassa fever, a disease normally found in West Africa, killed an Iowan this week. The eastern Iowa resident had recently ...

A person from Iowa who recently returned to the United States from West Africa died Monday from a rare viral hemorrhagic fever that can be transmitted among humans through infected body fluids ...

In rare cases, the virus can be transmitted from person to person through direct contact with an infected person's body ...

An Iowa resident who returned to the United States from travel to West Africa died Monday of a rare hemorrhagic fever, health ...

People at risk should take extra steps to avoid getting infected. Read on to learn more about the causes, symptoms, and prevention strategies for cat scratch fever. About 30%-40% of cats and ...

Each year, about 100,000 to 300,000 people become infected with Lassa fever in West Africa, where the disease is endemic, according to the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy at the ...