As a person dies in the UK from a case of Lassa fever, what do we know about this potential deadly disease?
A hospital patient in Bedfordshire– the third case to be identified in the UK in the past few days.
Humans can contract Lassa fever from eating food that has been tainted by the urine or faeces of rodents. According to the WHO, there is no epidemiological evidence supporting airborne spread from person to person.Most people with Lassa fever will make a full recovery although severe illness can occur.But the observed case-fatality rate among patients who are admitted to hospital with severe cases of Lassa fever is 15%.How many cases have there been in the UK?
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