Emerging trends in Lassa fever: redefining the role of immunoglobulin M and inflammation in diagnosing acute infection

Emerging trends in Lassa fever: redefining the role of immunoglobulin M and inflammation in diagnosing acute infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lassa fever (LF) is a devastating hemorrhagic viral disease that is endemic to West Africa and responsible for thousands of human deaths each year. Analysis of humoral immune responses (IgM and IgG) by antibody-capture ELISA (Ab-capt...

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Main Authors: Branco Luis M, Grove Jessica N, Boisen Matt L, Shaffer Jeffrey G, Goba Augustine, Fullah Mohammed, Momoh Mambu, Grant Donald S, Garry Robert F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/478

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