Sequence Variability and Geographic Distribution of Lassa Virus, Sierra Leone

Sequence Variability and Geographic Distribution of Lassa Virus, Sierra Leone

Lassa virus (LASV) is endemic to parts of West Africa and causes highly fatal hemorrhagic fever. The multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) is the only known reservoir of LASV. Most human infections result from zoonotic transmission. The very diverse LASV genome has 4 major lineages associated with...

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Main Authors: Tomasz A. Leski, Michael G. Stockelman, Lina M. Moses, Matthew Park, David A. Stenger, Rashid Ansumana, Daniel G. Bausch, Baochuan Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lassa virus
Sierra Leone
Mastomys natalensis
multimammate rats
sequence diversity
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-1469_article

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