Lassa fever is an acute viral zoonotic illness caused by Lassa virus, an arenavirus known to
be responsible for a severe haemorrhagic fever characterised by fever, muscle aches, sore …

Hospital staff and all other human or veterinary health care workers, including laboratory,
research, emergency service, or cleaning personnel are exposed to the risk of occupational …

Background Abstract The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has recently been
identified as a new clinical entity. SARS is thought to be caused by an unknown infectious …

Virus-infected cells secrete a broad range of interferons (IFN) which confer resistance to yet
uninfected cells by triggering the synthesis of antiviral factors. The relative contributions of …

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are acute infections with high case fatality rates. Important
VHF agents are Ebola and Marburg viruses (MBGV/EBOV), Lassa virus (LASV), Crimean …

Lassa virus, an Old World arenavirus (family Arenaviridae), is the etiological agent of Lassa
fever, a severe human disease that is reported in more than 100,000 patients annually in the …

Background Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic in West Africa. However, none
of the hospitals in the endemic areas of Nigeria has the capacity to perform Lassa virus …

Lassa virus is a RNA virus belonging to the family of Arenaviridae. It was discovered as the
causative agent of a hemorrhagic fever—Lassa fever—about 30 years ago. Lassa fever is …

Lassa virus causes a hemorrhagic fever endemic in West Africa. The pathogenesis and the
immune responses associated with the disease are poorly understood, and no vaccine is …

Lassa fever is a hemorrhagic fever caused by Lassa virus (LV), an old-world Arenavirus.
Little is known about the immune responses that occur during the disease, but protection …