Advanced Vaccine Candidates for Lassa Fever

Lassa virus (LASV) is the most prominent human pathogen of the Arenaviridae. The virus is transmitted to humans by a rodent reservoir, Mastomys natalensis, and is capable of causing lethal Lassa Fever (LF). LASV has the highest human impact of any of the viral hemorrhagic fevers (with the exception...

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Main Author: Igor S. Lukashevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/4/11/2514