🚨 SitRep Alert | Lassa Fever in Nigeria 🚨

Cases are rising, with higher fatality rates and growing impact on healthcare workers.

🎥 Dr. Gavin Harris (Emory University) shares what clinicians + public health teams need to know.

➡️ Resources: netec.org/2026/04/03/s...

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An ongoing #LassaFever outbreak in Nigeria has resulted in fatalities, including healthcare workers in Benue State. Experts cite heavy patient loads, limited PPE, and gaps in infection prevention as contributing factors.

Follow expert-moderated updates on #ProMED: https://ow.ly/Rbgu50YtOQ4

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West Africa is stepping up the fight against #LassaFever & future epidemics.

Through the @cepi.net funded #ARCWA project, regional partners are building the capacity to develop & test vaccines within the first 100 days of an outbreak.

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Building Trust, Saving Lives | How ARC-WA Is Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness in West Africa West Africa is strengthening its defence against Lassa fever and future epidemics. The CEPI-funded Advancing Research Capacity in West Africa (ARC-WA) project is helping build strong, locally led clinical research capacity which will enable faster, safer, and more effective response to Lassa fever and emerging health threats. Through the establishment of Clinical Trial Units, advanced laboratories, mobile clinics, and sustained community engagement, ARC-WA is positioning the region to develop and test vaccines within the first 100 days of an outbreak. Implemented by MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), with partners in Owo and Bauchi, Nigeria, this is what collaborative science, community engagement, and regional leadership look like in action. Subscribe to our channel for more stories on health research, innovation, and impact across in The Gambia and West Africa. 📽️: @STSPictures #ARCWA #CEPI #EpidemicPreparedness #GlobalHealth #ClinicalResearch #VaccineDevelopment #WestAfrica #HealthSecurity #mrc #MRCG #gambia #IVI

West Africa is strengthening its defence against #LassaFever and future epidemics.

The @cepi.net -funded #ARCWA project is building locally led clinical research capacity to develop & test vaccines within the first 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days of an outbreak.

Watch: tinyurl.com/2v2kmh86

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Lassa fever cases are rising in West Africa, with Nigeria reporting nearly 1,000 cases and 200 deaths this year. Urban areas are hit hard, and resources are low. We need a vaccine and ongoing funding to combat this outbreak. #LassaFever 🦠 Read more: State of Health News

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Govt authorities blaming victims for dying.

Not a good look for Nigeria #PublicHealth #Prevention #RCCE

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„NCDC said the deaths are likely due to poor health-seeking behavior among patients who seek medical intervention too late…“

Good to hear of progress on the rVSVΔG-LASV-GPC vaccine candidate for #LassaFever.
This vaccine originates with the Public Health Agency of Canada, but now it's other institutions, & countries, funding its development.
Would be great if Canada had a bench-to-bedside pathway for Canadian innovations!

📰 IDWeek Daily News spotlight!
NETEC leaders Dr. Aneesh Mehta (Emory University), Dr. Angela Hewlett (UNMC), & Vicki Herrera (UNMC) discuss lessons from the 2024 Lassa Fever response and the power of NSPS coordination.

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Screenshot of the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs of the linked article, with the vaccine candidate highlighted.

"West African leaders commit to advance #LassaFever vaccine for the region"
A positive commitment... but also a prime example of Canadian research (this vaccine originates in Canada's National Microbiology Lab) being dependent on others to get from lab to patient.🤔 www.iavi.org/press-releas...

Continuous vital sign monitoring of acute Lassa fever using wearable biosensor devices in West Africa - Communications Medicine Page et al., use wearable biosensors to monitor vital sign trends in patients with Lassa fever in Sierra Leone. Tachycardia and reduced heart rate variability associate with poor outcomes, though technical limitations hinder broader implementation.

🚨 NEW RESEARCH! ⚕️ 🩺

Page et al. use wearable biosensors to monitor vital sign trends in patients with Lassa fever in Sierra Leone. Tachycardia and reduced heart rate variability associate with poor outcomes.


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His work aims to advance tools for studying antiviral immunity and support the development of Lassa Fever countermeasures.

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Lassa Virus Can Spread Sexually in Rodents, Study Finds New study shows Lassa virus may spread sexually in rodents, offering insights into virus persistence and public health risk.

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Study Reveals Potential for Sexual Transmission of Lassa Virus in Natural Rodent Reservoirs
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A new peer-reviewed study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases offers compelling new insights into how Lassa virus (LASV) ...

On the May 29, 2025 Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report, Gavin Harris, MD, covers current special pathogens of concern. Click the link below to access the situation report. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AJn... #LassaFever #SudanVirus #KyasanurForestDisease

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RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departm...

RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research - @emilymullin.bsky.social @wired.com www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni... #NIH #NIAID #MedSky #PublicHealth #BiomedicalResearch #Ebola #Marburg #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #LassaFever #HHS

As part of efforts to build critical capacity across #WestAfrica, we're running a Community Engagement training in Abuja, #Nigeria.

This training seeks to prepare sites for a #LassaFever vaccine trial under the @cepi.net funded ARC-WA project.

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Region 4 Situation Reports | Emory University | Atlanta GA

On the April 17, 2025 Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report, Gavin Harris, MD, covers current special pathogens of concern. Click the link below to access the situation report. scdp.emory.edu/resources/co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_4-... #LassaFever #SudanFever

Preclinical development of a replication-competent vesicular stomatitis virus-based Lassa virus vaccine candidate advanced into human clinical trials The VSVΔG-LASV-GPC clinical candidate elicited immunity that protected 10 of 10 vaccinated macaques from disease supporting its use in a clinical development program, which recently progressed to phas...

Cool to see progress on this promising #vaccine candidate for #LassaFever.
Still a bit disappointing that progress on important global health innovation originating from the Canadian government's National Microbiology Lab seems wholly dependent on foreign funding?
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