Molecular diagnostics for lassa fever at Irrua specialist teaching hospital, Nigeria: lessons learnt from two years of laboratory operation. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 BACKGROUND: Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic in West Africa. However, none of the hospitals in the endemic areas of Nigeria has the capacity to perform Lassa virus diagnostics.
Danny A Asogun +29 more
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The risk of transmission of a viral haemorrhagic fever infection in a United Kingdom laboratory [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Shorten, Robert J., Wilson-Davies, Eleri
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Space-Time Trends in Lassa Fever in Sierra Leone by ELISA Serostatus, 2012–2019
Microorganisms, 2021 Lassa fever (LF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease found in Sub-Saharan Africa and is responsible for up to 300,000 cases and 5000 deaths annually. LF is highly endemic in Sierra Leone, particularly in its Eastern Province.
Jeffrey G. Shaffer +19 more
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A GIS-BASED APPROACH TO RISK MAPPING OF LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK IN AKURE SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022 Lassa fever is an acute viral illness, which is endemic in some counties in West Africa, including Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and parts of Nigeria.
O. J. Ifejube +3 more
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Acute kidney injury and mortality in pediatric Lassa fever versus question of access to dialysis
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: To assess the prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI), and its impact on outcome in hospitalized pediatric patients with Lassa fever (LF).
Adewale E Adetunji +27 more
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Challenges and Opportunities in Lassa fever Control Efforts in Nigeria
The Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science, 2022 Lassa fever is a viral zoonotic tropical disease endemic in parts of West Africa. It causes substantial mortality, morbidity and economic burdens on affected populations.
Anise N. Happi +3 more
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Atypical presentation of mpox in Irrua environs: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, -is an orthopoxvirus infection of the skin and previously a public health emergency of international concern. It reemerged in Nigeria over 5 years ago and has since spread to other parts of the world.
S. O. Oiwoh +9 more
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High-Resolution Structure of the N-Terminal Endonuclease Domain of the Lassa Virus L Polymerase in Complex with Magnesium Ions [PDF]
, 2014 Lassa virus (LASV) causes deadly hemorrhagic fever disease for which there are no vaccines and limited treatments. LASV-encoded L polymerase is required for viral RNA replication and transcription.
Dong, Changjiang +6 more
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Data from: A systematic review and meta-analysis of seroprevalence surveys of ebolavirus infection [PDF]
, 2017 The dataset contains findings and information from 51 seroprevelance studies performed from on samples collected from 1961 to 2016. These investigated 84 exposure-defined subgroups of subjects reported to have had no symptoms of EVD during the outbreak ...
Bower, Hilary, Glynn, Judith
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020 Background Lassa fever is a zoonotic viral infection endemic to the West Africa countries. It is highly fatal during pregnancy and as such reports of neonatal onset Lassa fever infections are rare in scientific literature. We report a fatal case of Lassa
Taofik Oluwaseun Ogunkunle +5 more
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