Detection of Lassa virus in wild rodent feces: Implications for Lassa fever burden within households in the endemic region of Faranah, Guinea

Lassa arenavirus (LASV) is the cause of Lassa Fever in humans in West Africa. The multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is a reservoir host of LASV and the primary source of human infections. Humans are assumed to become infected due to contact with this animal or its excretions. Thus far, the av...

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Autores principales: Wood, Rebekah, Bangura, Umaru, Mariën, Joachim, Douno, Moussa, Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34522759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100317

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