An exploration of the protective effect of rodent species richness on the geographical expansion of Lassa fever in West Africa

BACKGROUND: Lassa fever (LF) is one of the most devastating rodent-borne diseases in West Africa, causing thousands of deaths annually. The geographical expansion of LF is also a concern; cases were recently identified in Ghana and Benin. Previous ecological studies have suggested that high natural-...

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Autores principales: Min, Kyung-Duk, Hwang, Jusun, Schneider, Maria Cristina, So, Yeonghwa, Lee, Ju-Yeun, Cho, Sung-il
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33524016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009108

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33524016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009108

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