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Diagnostics for Lassa fever virus: a genetically diverse pathogen found in low-resource settings

Lassa fever virus (LASV) causes acute viral haemorrhagic fever with symptoms similar to those seen with Ebola virus infections. LASV is endemic to West Africa and is transmitted through contact with excretions of infected Mastomys natalensis rodents and other rodent species. Due to a high fatality r...

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Autores principales: Mazzola, Laura T, Kelly-Cirino, Cassandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001116