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Lassa fever–induced sensorineural hearing loss: A neglected public health and social burden

Although an association between Lassa fever (LF) and sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was confirmed clinically in 1990, the prevalence of LF-induced SNHL in endemic countries is still underestimated. LF, a viral hemorrhagic fever disease caused by Lassa virus (LASV), is endemic in West...

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Autores principales: Mateer, Elizabeth J., Huang, Cheng, Shehu, Nathan Y., Paessler, Slobodan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29470486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006187