Patient with Lassa Fever Offers Clues to Virus In-depth study probes neglected disease

While Lassa fever causes more than 5,000 deaths per year in Africa, a lack of investigative resources on the continent means the human immune response to the virus has been shrouded in mystery. https://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/66186?xid=NL_breakingnews_2017-06-22&eun=g721819d0r https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassa_fever