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Genetic characterization of Lassa virus strains isolated from 2012 to 2016 in southeastern Nigeria

Lassa virus (LASV) is endemic in parts of West Africa where it causes Lassa fever (LF), a viral hemorrhagic fever with frequent fatal outcomes. The diverse LASV strains are grouped into six major lineages based on the geographical location of the isolated strains. In this study, we have focused on t...

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Autores principales: Oloniniyi, Olamide K., Unigwe, Uche S., Okada, Sayaka, Kimura, Mayuko, Koyano, Shota, Miyazaki, Yukiko, Iroezindu, Michael O., Ajayi, Nnenna A., Chukwubike, Chinedu M., Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M., Ndu, Anne C., Nwidi, Damian U., Abe, Haruka, Urata, Shuzo, Kurosaki, Yohei, Yasuda, Jiro
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/PMC6267959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30500827
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006971