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Evaluation of rodent control to fight Lassa fever based on field data and mathematical modelling
The Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is the reservoir host of Lassa virus, an arenavirus that causes Lassa haemorrhagic fever in humans in West Africa. Because no vaccine exists and therapeutic options are limited, preventing infection through rodent control and human behavioural measu...
Autores principales: | Mariën, Joachim, Borremans, Benny, Kourouma, Fodé, Baforday, Jatta, Rieger, Toni, Günther, Stephan, Magassouba, N’Faly, Leirs, Herwig, Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011821/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31007139 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2019.1605846 |
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