Viral haemorrhagic fevers in healthcare settings

L Ftika, HC Maltezou - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2013 - Elsevier
Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) typically manifest as rapidly progressing acute febrile
syndromes with profound haemorrhagic manifestations and very high fatality rates. VHFs …

Rodent-borne hemorrhagic fevers: under-recognized, widely spread and preventable–epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment

M Goeijenbier, J Wagenaar, M Goris… - Critical reviews in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This review presents an overview of the most important rodent-borne hemorrhagic fever
pathogens directly transmitted from rodents to humans, namely Leptospira and …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic distribution and genetic characterization of Lassa virus in sub-Saharan Mali

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 …

A recently isolated Lassa virus from Mali demonstrates atypical clinical disease manifestations and decreased virulence in cynomolgus macaques

D Safronetz, JE Strong, F Feldmann… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The virulence of Soromba-R, a Lassa virus strain recently isolated from southern Mali, was
assessed in 2 animal models of Lassa fever: inbred strain 13 guinea pigs and cynomolgus …

[HTML][HTML] Infection of type I interferon receptor-deficient mice with various old world arenaviruses: a model for studying virulence and host species barriers

T Rieger, D Merkler, S Günther - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Lassa virus causes hemorrhagic Lassa fever in humans, while the related Old World
arenaviruses Mopeia, Morogoro, and Mobala are supposedly apathogenic to humans and …

The search for animal models for Lassa fever vaccine development

IS Lukashevich - Expert review of vaccines, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Lassa virus (LASV) is the most prevalent arenavirus in West Africa and is responsible for
several hundred thousand infections and thousands of deaths annually. The sizeable …

[HTML][HTML] Two novel arenaviruses detected in pygmy mice, Ghana

KC Kronmann, S Nimo-Paintsil, F Guirguis… - Emerging Infectious …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Two arenaviruses were detected in pygmy mice (Mus spp.) by screening 764 small
mammals in Ghana. The Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), the known …

The microtubule motor protein KIF 13 A is involved in intracellular trafficking of the L assa virus matrix protein Z

SK Fehling, T Noda, A Maisner, B Lamp… - Cellular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The small matrix protein Z of arenaviruses has been identified as the main driving force to
promote viral particle production at the plasma membrane. Although multiple functions of Z …

Cellules NK et fièvres hémorragiques virales: étude de leur rôle dans la mise en place des réponses immunes et dans la pathogenèse lors de l'infection par les virus …

M Russier - 2013 - theses.hal.science
Les fièvres hémorragiques à virus Lassa (LASV) et Ebola (EBOV) représentent un important
problème de santé publique en Afrique. Les réponses immunes et la pathogenèse …

[引用][C] A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE AND PRESENTATION OF LASSA FEVER IN FEVER ASSOCIATED WITH CONVULSIONS IN CHILDREN …

OC AKHUEMOKHAN - Faculty of PAEDIATRICS, 2013