Molecular confirmation of Lassa fever imported into Ghana

Molecular confirmation of Lassa fever imported into Ghana

Background: Recent reports have shown an expansion of Lassa virus from the area where it was first isolated in Nigeria to other areas of West Africa. Two Ghanaian soldiers on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia were taken ill with viral haemorrhagic fever syndrome following the death of...

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Main Authors: Joseph H.K. Bonney, Edward O. Nyarko, Sally-Ann Ohene, Joseph Amankwa, Ralph K. Ametepi, Shirley C. Nimo-Paintsil, Badu Sarkodie, Prince Agbenohevi, Michael Adjabeng, Nicholas N.A. Kyei, Samuel Bel-Nono, William K. Ampofo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-04-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
Lassa fever
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/288

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