Prevalence of Lassa Virus Disease (LVD) in Nigerian children with fever or fever and convulsions in an endemic area

BACKGROUND: Convulsions with fever in children are a common neurologic emergency in the tropics, and determining the contribution of endemic viral infections can be challenging. In particular, there is a dearth of data on the prevalence and clinical differentiation of Lassa virus disease (LVD) in fe...

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Autores principales: Akhuemokhan, Odigie C., Ewah-Odiase, Rosemary O., Akpede, Nosa, Ehimuan, Jacqueline, Adomeh, Donatus I., Odia, Ikpomwonsa, Olomu, Sylvia C., Pahlmann, Meike, Becker-Ziaja, Beate, Happi, Christian T., Asogun, Danny A., Okogbenin, Sylvanus A., Okokhere, Peter O., Dawodu, Osagie S., Omoike, Irekpono U., Sabeti, Pardis C., Günther, Stephan, Akpede, George O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5510890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28671959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005711

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5510890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28671959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005711

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