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[Lassa fever]. [PDF]

open access: yesSoins. Pathologie tropicale, 1986
Joseph B. McCormick   +7 more
exaly   +7 more sources

Land use gradients drive spatial variation in Lassa fever host communities in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Anim Ecol
As West Africa urbanises, the risk of Lassa fever may paradoxically decrease. We found the invasive house mouse, a dominant urban species, outcompetes and displaces the primary Lassa virus host. Considering these species interactions is critical for accurately predicting future zoonotic disease patterns.
Simons D   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Caseload and Case Fatality of Lassa Fever in Nigeria, 2001–2018: A Specialist Center's Experience and Its Implications

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2019
Background: The general lack of comprehensive data on the trends of Lassa fever (LF) outbreaks contrasts with its widespread occurrence in West Africa and is an important constraint in the design of effective control measures.
George O. Akpede   +30 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of Marburg and Ebola hemorrhagic fevers: A strategy for testing new drugs and vaccines under outbreak conditions. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The filoviruses, Marburg and Ebola, have the dubious distinction of being associated with some of the highest case-fatality rates of any known infectious disease-approaching 90% in many outbreaks.
A.G. Sprecher   +105 more
core   +2 more sources

The unusual finding of peripheral lymphadenopathy among confirmed Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

open access: yesFuture Science OA, 2023
Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever belonging to the arenaviridae family that is well known to be endemic to West Africa. The clinical presentation of the disease ranges from asymptomatic to fulminant illness.
Sampson O Owhin   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lassa fever vaccine

open access: yesExpert Review of Vaccines, 2004
Lassa fever remains a serious challenge to public health in West Africa threatening both local residents in rural areas and those who serve them, particularly medical care providers. Given the ecology of the rodent host and conditions in the endemic area, a vaccine is mandatory for control.
Susan P, Fisher-Hoch   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

High-Resolution Structure of the N-Terminal Endonuclease Domain of the Lassa Virus L Polymerase in Complex with Magnesium Ions [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +6 more sources

Lassa fever [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Abstract This chapter discusses Lassa fever virus in detail. Lassa fever virus was first recognized in West Africa in 1969, but it has likely existed in that region for much longer. Lassa fever virus causes persistent infection in its natural rodent host, that is, a long-term infection that does not directly kill. The rodent host carries
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Knowledge and preventive practices against Lassa fever among heads of households in Abakaliki metropolis, Southeast Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesProceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2020
Background: Lassa fever is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the knowledge and preventive measures against Lassa fever among heads of households in Abakaliki metropolis, Southeast Nigeria.
Edmund Ndudi Ossai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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