Seroprevalence of anti-Lassa Virus IgG antibodies in three districts of Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional, population-based study

BACKGROUND: Lassa virus (LASV), the cause of the acute viral hemorrhagic illness Lassa fever (LF), is endemic in West Africa. Infections in humans occur mainly after exposure to infected excrement or urine of the rodent-host, Mastomys natalensis. The prevalence of exposure to LASV in Sierra Leone is...

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Autores principales: Grant, Donald S., Engel, Emily J., Roberts Yerkes, Nicole, Kanneh, Lansana, Koninga, James, Gbakie, Michael A., Alhasan, Foday, Kanneh, Franklyn B., Kanneh, Ibrahim Mustapha, Kamara, Fatima K., Momoh, Mambu, Yillah, Mohamed S., Foday, Momoh, Okoli, Adaora, Zeoli, Ashley, Weldon, Caroline, Bishop, Christopher M., Zheng, Crystal, Hartnett, Jessica, Chao, Karissa, Shore, Kayla, Melnik, Lilia I., Mucci, Mallory, Bond, Nell G., Doyle, Philip, Yenni, Rachael, Podgorski, Rachel, Ficenec, Samuel C., Moses, Lina, Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Garry, Robert F., Schieffelin, John S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36758101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010938

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36758101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010938

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