Lassa Virus Seroprevalence in Sibirilia Commune, Bougouni District, Southern Mali

Lassa Virus Seroprevalence in Sibirilia Commune, Bougouni District, Southern Mali

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 have found evidence of LASV-infected Mastomys natalensis rats in several communities in southern Mali, near the borde...

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Main Authors: Nafomon Sogoba, Kyle Rosenke, Jennifer Adjemian, Sory Ibrahim Diawara, Ousmane Maiga, Moussa Keita, Drissa Konaté, Abdoul Salam Keita, Ibrahim Sissoko, Matt Boisen, Diana Nelson, Darin Oottamasathien, Molly Millett, Robert F. Garry, Luis M. Branco, Sékou F. Traoré, Seydou Doumbia, Heinz Feldmann, David Safronetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lassa fever
Lassa virus seroprevalence
arenavirus
viral hemorrhagic fever
West Africa
southern Mali
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/4/15-1814_article

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