Lassa fever in West Africa: evidence for an expanded region of endemicity
N Sogoba, H Feldmann… - Zoonoses and public …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Lassa virus (LASV) is endemic in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia (known as the Mano
River region) and Nigeria and Lassa fever cases from these countries are being reported …
River region) and Nigeria and Lassa fever cases from these countries are being reported …
Viral haemorrhagic fevers in healthcare settings
L Ftika, HC Maltezou - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2013 - Elsevier
Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) typically manifest as rapidly progressing acute febrile
syndromes with profound haemorrhagic manifestations and very high fatality rates. VHFs …
syndromes with profound haemorrhagic manifestations and very high fatality rates. VHFs …
Viral infections
JC Sterling - Rook's Textbook of Dermatology, Ninth Edition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …
Molecular diagnostics for lassa fever at Irrua specialist teaching hospital, Nigeria: lessons learnt from two years of laboratory operation
DA Asogun, DI Adomeh, J Ehimuan, I Odia, M Hass… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
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 …
of the hospitals in the endemic areas of Nigeria has the capacity to perform Lassa virus …
Using modelling to disentangle the relative contributions of zoonotic and anthroponotic transmission: the case of Lassa fever
Background Zoonotic infections, which transmit from animals to humans, form the majority of
new human pathogens. Following zoonotic transmission, the pathogen may already have, or …
new human pathogens. Following zoonotic transmission, the pathogen may already have, or …
Development of a new drug candidate for the inhibition of Lassa virus glycoprotein and nucleoprotein by modification of evodiamine as promising therapeutic agents
The Lassa virus (LASV), an RNA virus prevalent in West and Central Africa, causes severe
hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate. However, no FDA-approved treatments or …
hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate. However, no FDA-approved treatments or …
Lassa virus isolates from Mali and the Ivory Coast represent an emerging fifth lineage
JT Manning, N Forrester, S Paessler - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Previous imported cases of Lassa fever (LF) into the United Kingdom from the Ivory Coast
and Mali, as well as the detection of Lassa virus (LASV) among the Mastomys natalensis …
and Mali, as well as the detection of Lassa virus (LASV) among the Mastomys natalensis …
[HTML][HTML] Lassa fever in travelers from West Africa, 1969–2016
Lassa virus is a rodentborne arenavirus responsible for human cases of Lassa fever, a viral
hemorrhagic fever, in West Africa and in travelers arriving to non–Lassa-endemic countries …
hemorrhagic fever, in West Africa and in travelers arriving to non–Lassa-endemic countries …
[HTML][HTML] Detection of lassa virus, mali
D Safronetz, JE Lopez, N Sogoba… - Emerging infectious …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To determine whether Lassa virus was circulating in southern Mali, we tested samples from
small mammals from 3 villages, including Soromba, where in 2009 a British citizen probably …
small mammals from 3 villages, including Soromba, where in 2009 a British citizen probably …
Novel Arenavirus Sequences in Hylomyscus sp. and Mus (Nannomys) setulosus from Côte d'Ivoire: Implications for Evolution of Arenaviruses in Africa
D Coulibaly-N'Golo, B Allali, SK Kouassi… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to identify new arenaviruses and gather insights in the evolution of
arenaviruses in Africa. During 2003 through 2005, 1,228 small mammals representing 14 …
arenaviruses in Africa. During 2003 through 2005, 1,228 small mammals representing 14 …