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Lassa

(ˈlɑːsə)
n
(Placename) a variant spelling of Lhasa
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Noun1.Lassa - the sacred city of LamaismLassa - the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
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Lassa fever is endemic to the West Africa countries of Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria (7); an estimated 300,000 LF cases occur each year in this region, resulting in [approximately equal to]5,000 deaths (8).
Under the three-year deal with CEPI, CureVac will use its mRNA platform to develop potential vaccines against Lassa Fever, Rabies and Yellow Fever.
At least 275 cases of the Lassa, including 42 deaths, have been confirmed in Nigeria alone since the beginning of the year.
He said the judge's relative unhurt in the attack, while the female civet cat was freed in its natural habitat, Lassa Thakral forest.
- US-based emerging biotechnology company Kineta, Inc has initiated a first-in-human, Phase 1a clinical trial of its antiviral drug LHF-535 to treat Lassa hemorrhagic fever, the company said.
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In research published in the February issue of AJPH, a team of exerts reviewed clinical records from Lassa fever cases during the outbreak, looking for factors that were associated with mortality.
Lassa fever is a disease endemic in West Africa associated with annual outbreaks.