U Bangura, J Buanie, J Lamin, C Davis, GN Bongo… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus (LASV). It is a deadly rodent-borne zoonosis with outbreaks occurring mostly in Sierra Leone …
Identification of the diverse animal hosts responsible for spill-over events from animals to humans is crucial for comprehending the transmission patterns of emerging infectious …
D Safronetz, N Sogoba, JE Lopez… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Lassa fever is an acute viral illness characterized by multi-organ failure and hemorrhagic manifestations. Lassa fever is most frequently diagnosed in Nigeria, Sierra …
DE Agbonlahor, A Erah, IM Agba… - Journal of vector …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background & objectives: Lassa fever has been endemic in Nigeria since 1969. The rodent Mastomys natalensis has been widely claimed to be the reservoir host of the Lassa virus …
A common African rodent is to blame for an abnormal increase in Lassa fever cases during a 2018 outbreak in Nigeria, according to a recent analysis. The data quelled concerns that the …
Lassa fever is a deadly viral haemorrhagic fever caused by Lassa Virus (LASV). Rodents, especially, Mystomys natalensis, are the known reservoirs of LASV and humans are the …
AI Al-Mustapha, IM Adesiyan, TG Orum… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Annual outbreaks of Lassa fever have resulted in a public health threat in Nigeria and other endemic countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the Lassa Virus (LASV) is endemic in …
N Sogoba, K Rosenke, J Adjemian… - Emerging infectious …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lassa virus (LASV) is endemic to several nations in West Africa. In Mali, LASV was unknown until an exported case of Lassa fever was reported in 2009. Since that time, rodent surveys …
AS Adesina, A Oyeyiola, A Obadare… - Emerging microbes & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We phylogenetically compared sequences of the zoonotic Lassa virus (LASV) obtained from Mastomys rodents in seven localities across the highly endemic Edo and Ondo States within …