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Lassa fever: another threat from West Africa
Lassa fever, a zoonotic viral infection, is endemic in West Africa. The disease causes annual wide spread morbidity and mortality in Africa, and can be imported by travelers. Possible importation of Lassa fever and the potential for the use of Lassa virus as an agent of bioterrorism mandate clinicia...
Autor principal: | Brosh-Nissimov, Tal |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330145/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265442 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40696-016-0018-3 |
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