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Environmental Persistence and Disinfection of Lassa Virus

Lassa fever, caused by Lassa virus (LASV), is endemic to West Africa, where ≈300,000 illnesses and ≈5,000 deaths occur annually. LASV is primarily spread by infected multimammate rats via urine and fomites, highlighting the need to understand the environmental fate of LASV. We evaluated persistence...

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Autores principales: Shaffer, Marlee, Fischer, Robert J., Gallogly, Shane, Ginn, Olivia, Munster, Vincent, Bibby, Kyle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10617325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37877545
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2911.230678