Lassa fever has killed a new-born baby in the UK last week and this has raised concerns about the risk of global infectious diseases.
Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, similar to Ebola, and people become infected through exposure to food or other items that have been contaminated with urine or feces of infected rats.
So far, the UK has confirmed three cases. It is the first time the acute viral illness has emerged in the UK in 13 years. It is normally only seen in west Africa, The Guardian reported....
Lassa fever has killed a new-born baby in the UK last week and this has raised concerns about the risk of global infectious diseases.
Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, similar to Ebola, and people become infected through exposure to food or other items that have been contaminated with urine or feces of infected rats.
So far, the UK has confirmed three cases. It is the first time the acute viral illness has emerged in the UK in 13 years. It is normally only seen in west Africa, The Guardian reported....