The arenavirus Lassa is found in West Africa, where it sometimes causes a severe illness
called Lassa fever. Lassa fever has been seldom investigated outside of a few …

This review addresses the diagnostics of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs). In the first part, an
overview is given on classical methods of VHF diagnostics as well as novel molecular …

To date, the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses recognizes that the family
Arenaviridae contains a unique genus Arenavirus that includes 22 viral species. There are …

With up to 500,000 infections annually, Lassa virus (LASV), the cause of Lassa fever, is one
of the most prevalent etiological agents of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in humans. LASV is …

This study sought to assess the risk of secondary transmission after import of Lassa fever
into Europe. A total of 232 persons exposed to a case of Lassa fever imported into Germany …

She remained ill in bed on September 8. The following day she had fever, severe chest pain,
and sore throat and was treated for food poisoning and influenza with antiemetic, antipyretic …

Lassa virus (LASV) is endemic in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia (known as the Mano
River region) and Nigeria and Lassa fever cases from these countries are being reported …

Previous imported cases of Lassa fever (LF) into the United Kingdom from the Ivory Coast
and Mali, as well as the detection of Lassa virus (LASV) among the Mastomys natalensis …

Lassa virus is a rodentborne arenavirus responsible for human cases of Lassa fever, a viral
hemorrhagic fever, in West Africa and in travelers arriving to non–Lassa-endemic countries …

A safe and protective Lassa virus vaccine is crucially needed in Western Africa to stem the
recurrent outbreaks of Lassa virus infections in Nigeria and the emergence of Lassa virus in …