Lassa Fever

Also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever

Lassa Fever in the News

Four being monitored for Ebola virus in Oregon

Associated Press – Thursday, March 25, 2021

Ebola Outbreaks in DR Congo and Guinea

CGTN Africa – February 18, 2021

Calls for fast action after Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, Congo

The New Humanitarian, Africa – 15 February 2021

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Table of Ebola (EBV) Strains.

Kingdom: Riboviria, Phylum: Orthornavirae, Class: Negarnaviricota, Order: Monjiviricetes, Order: Mononegavirales, Family: Filoviridae, Genus: Ebolavirus, Species: (as shown below)

Year

1976

1990

1994

2007

2019

Species

Zaire

Sudan

Reston

Taï Forest

Bundibugyo

Bombali

Acronym

EBOV

SUDV

RESTV

TAFV

BDBV

BOMV

Country

Yambuku, Zaire (Dem. Rep. of Congo)

Nzara, South Sudan

Reston, Virgina, USA

Parc National de Taï, Côte d'Ivoire

Bundibugyo. Uganda

Taita Hills, Kenya

Mortality

90%

50%

0%

25%

Notes

The source in nature has yet to be identified.

SUDV/Bon (Bonaface) has ≤10% genomic difference, SUDV has ≥30% genomic difference from EBOV

This strain apparently originated in monkeys shipped from the Philippines and only kills primates, mild symptoms in man

Only 1 case, TAFV has ≥30% genomic difference from EBOV

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Found in captured Angolan free-tailed bat

Scrolling Table of Current & Past Occurrences of Ebola (EBV) Infection.

Source: WHO Ebola virus disease

Year

2021

2020

2018-2020

2018

2017

2015

2014

2014-2016

2014

2012

2011

2008

2007

2005

2004

2003 (Nov-Dec)

2003 (Jan-Apr)

2001-2002

2000

1996

1996 (Jul-Dec)

1996 (Jan-Apr)

1995

1994

1979

1977

1976

Ebola (EBV) Strain

Zaire

Bundibugyo

Sudan

Zaire

Bundibugyo

Zaire

Sudan

Zaire

Sudan

Zaire

Taï Forest

Zaire

Sudan

Zaire

Sudan

Zaire

Country

Guinea

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Italy

Spain

UK

USA

Senegal

Mali

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Liberia

Guinea

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo

Sudan

Congo

Gabon

Uganda

South Africa (ex-Gabon)

Gabon

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

Gabon

Sudan

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sudan

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cases

Ongoing

130

3481

54

8

1

4

1

8

20

14124*

10675*

3811*

57

7

24

1

32

149

264

12

17

35

143

59

65

425

1

60

31

315

1

52

34

1

284

318

Deaths

55

2299

33

4

0

1

0

6

8

3956*

4809*

2543*

29

4

17

1

14

37

187

10

7

29

128

44

53

224

1

45

21

254

0

31

22

1

151

280

Fatality

42%

66%

61%

50%

0%

25%

0%

75%

40%

28%

45%

67%

51%

57%

71%

100%

44%

25%

71%

83%

41%

83%

90%

75%

82%

53%

100%

75%

68%

81%

0%

60%

65%

100%

53%

88%

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Lassa Fever

Lassa Fever in the News

Four being monitored for Ebola virus in Oregon

Ebola Outbreaks in DR Congo and Guinea

Calls for fast action after Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, Congo

Quick Overview

Table of Ebola (EBV) Strains.

Scrolling Table of Current & Past Occurrences of Ebola (EBV) Infection.

Source: WHO Ebola virus disease

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