Lassa fever in Benin: description of the 2014 and 2016 epidemics and genetic characterization of a new Lassa virus

We report two outbreaks of Lassa fever that occurred in Benin in 2014 and 2016 with 20 confirmed cases and 50% (10/20) mortality. Benin was not previously considered to be an endemic country for Lassa fever, resulting in a delay to diagnose the disease and its human transmission. Molecular investiga...

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Autores principales: Yadouleton, Anges, Picard, Caroline, Rieger, Toni, Loko, Frederic, Cadar, Daniel, Kouthon, Emile Cossi, Job, Emmanuel Obolli, Bankolé, Honoré, Oestereich, Lisa, Gbaguidi, Fernand, Pahlman, Meike, Becker-Ziaja, Beate, Journeaux, Alexandra, Pannetier, Delphine, Mély, Stéphane, Mundweiler, Stéphanie, Thomas, Damien, Kohossi, Leon, Saizonou, Raoul, Kakaï, Clement Glele, Da Silva, Magloire, Kossoubedie, Sonia, Kakonku, André Lukusa, M’Pelé, Pierre, Gunther, Stephan, Baize, Sylvain, Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7473144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32723007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1796528

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