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Imported Lassa fever: a report of 2 cases in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Lassa fever is a potentially fatal acute viral illness caused by Lassa virus which is carried by rodents and is endemic in some West African countries. Importation of emerging infections such as Lassa fever, Ebola Virus Disease and other viral hemorrhagic fevers into non endemic regions...

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Autores principales:	Kyei, Nicholas N.A., Abilba, Mark M., Kwawu, Foster K., Agbenohevi, Prince G., Bonney, Joseph H.K., Agbemaple, Thomas K., Nimo-Paintsil, Shirley C., Ampofo, William, Ohene, Sally-Ann, Nyarko, Edward O.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448534/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26022703 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0956-2

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