Lassa and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Mali

We report detection of Lassa virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in the area of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Our investigation found 2 cases of infection with each of these viruses. These results show the potential for both of these viruses to be endemic to Mali.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baumann, Jan, Knüpfer, Mandy, Ouedraogo, Judicael, Traoré, Brehima Y., Heitzer, Asli, Kané, Bourama, Maiga, Belco, Sylla, Mariam, Kouriba, Bouréma, Wölfel, Roman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31002054
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181047
Descripción
Sumario:We report detection of Lassa virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in the area of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Our investigation found 2 cases of infection with each of these viruses. These results show the potential for both of these viruses to be endemic to Mali.

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