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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background: Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease endemic in Nigeria. The 2018 Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria was unprecedented, with 8% of all cases occurring among healthcare workers (HCWs).
Chioma C. Dan-Nwafor +27 more
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Lived Experiences of Deathcare Workers in Managing Infectious Dead Bodies
Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.Deathcare workers in this study lack the necessary resources, training, and skills to safely manage infectious dead bodies. Consequently, the workers are exposed to infection and various types of psychosocial hazards, including heavy workload and unsanitary work environments.
Nkosi Nkosi Botha +8 more
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Lassa fever suspected case definition.
, 2019 Lassa fever suspected case definition.
Foday Alhasan (6523598) +17 more
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Risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo. [PDF]
, 2003 We conducted two antibody surveys to assess risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever in an area of confirmed Marburg virus transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Roth, Cathy +64 more
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Outbreak of lassa fever in Nigeria: measures for prevention and control
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic fever, extremely virulent and often infectious, occurs very frequently in different parts of Nigeria [1-4] and affects approximately 100,000-500,000 persons per year in West Africa.
Kehinde Charles Mofolorunsho
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Data set on Lassa fever in post-conflict Sierra Leone
Data in Brief, 2019 Lassa fever is a rodent-borne illness that is endemic to parts of sub-Saharan Africa, including Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Guinea. The disease is named after the town of Lassa, Nigeria where it was discovered in 1969.
Jeffrey G. Shaffer +10 more
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Sex Differences in Response to Viral Vector Vaccines—Implications for Future Vaccine Design
Immunological Reviews, Volume 338, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Vaccination represents one of the most impactful public health achievements, preventing 3.5 to 5 million deaths annually according to estimates of the World Health Organization. Yet, recent outbreaks of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases highlight the need for rapid and strategic vaccine development using vaccine platforms ...
Ilka Grewe +2 more
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Comparative studies on Mopeia viruses and other Arenaviridae, particularly Lassa virus
, 1983 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Serologically related arenaviruses have been isolated from West Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the Central African Republic.
Lloyd, Graham
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Lassa fever outbreaks and seroprevalence database
, 2018 Database of case reports of Lassa fever acute human cases and rodent/human seroprevalence. Used in Gibb et al, 'Understanding the cryptic nature of Lassa fever in West Africa', 2017: https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2017 ...
David W. Redding (138730) +3 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018 We evaluated the impact of man-made conflict events and climate change impact in guiding evidence-based community “One Health” epidemiology and emergency response practice against re-/emerging epidemics.
Ernest Tambo +2 more
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