Lassa fever is an Acute
Viral Haemorrhagic Fever illness which is endemic in the West Africa.
It could also work for other rapidly emerging diseases with a high death toll and limited treatment options such as SARS or
viral haemorrhagic fevers that might be used as bioweapons, adds Menon.
Not exact matches
One person has been confirmed dead in Accra from Lassa
fever, an acute
viral haemorrhagic illness.
Made into a permanent programme in 2009, it set out to sequence the genomes of potential bioterror agents, explore new drug technologies and develop «broad - spectrum» therapies that would work against multiple bacterial and
viral pathogens — especially
haemorrhagic fever viruses such as Ebola and Marburg.
We carry out translational research programmes to develop infectious disease vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics using animal models of tuberculosis, influenza, HIV / AIDS, Clostridium difficile, meningococcal disease, chlamydia, burkholderia and anthrax, as well as emerging
viral diseases such as Crimean Congo
haemorrhagic fever.