MyChesCo on MSN23h
CDC and Iowa Health Officials Investigate Suspected Lassa Fever Case
Health authorities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Iowa Department of Health, are ...
The Mirror US on MSN7d
Iowa patient dies from Ebola-like illness that causes eyes to bleed amid CDC issue warning
The patient had been hospitalized in isolation at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center - with testing by the ...
Rare, Ebola-like disease kills one in Iowa: What to know.
An eastern Iowa resident died Monday from a viral disease similar to Ebola that was likely contracted during a recent trip to ...
Iowa resident dies of rare Lassa fever, officials say
The agencies are trying to determine who may have had close contact with the patient, who had been treated in isolation at ...
Rare case of Lassa fever kills an Iowa resident. Here's what to know.
The middle-aged Iowa resident had recently returned from travel to West Africa, where it is believed they contracted the ...
One person dead in Iowa from Lassa fever, state health department says
The individual had recently returned from travel to West Africa, where it is believed the person contracted the virus.
The Gazette1d
Curious Iowa: Why do some cities fluoridate their water, while others do not?
About 90 percent of Iowa’s population receives water that has been treated with fluoride. But what is it? What does it do? And why do some cities not treat their water?
TheTravel on MSN6d
Iowa Resident Dies From Rare Lassa Fever, Those In Contact Monitored For Three Weeks
Lassa fever is spread by infected rats in parts of West Africa. Cases in the U.S. are not common. However, a patient recently ...
FOX 326d
Lassa fever suspected in Iowa resident's death; CDC investigates rare case
A suspected case of Lassa fever has claimed the life of an Iowa resident who recently returned from West Africa, prompting an ...
Scripps News on MSN6d
What is Lassa fever? Iowa resident dies of rare Ebola-like disease
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that it had confirmed a middle-aged, unnamed eastern Iowa ...
What to know about Lassa fever after Iowa resident dies of the rare disease
Lassa fever is primarily spread by rats found in West Africa, the CDC says. An Iowa resident has died after contracting a ...
Death from Ebola-like virus reported in Iowa after travel to West Africa
The rare viral hemorrhagic fever can be transmitted among humans through infected body fluids, but not casual contact such as ...