Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus
The 2013-2015 West African epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reminds us of how little is known about biosafety level 4 viruses. Like Ebola virus, Lassa virus (LASV) can cause hemorrhagic fever with high case fatality rates. We generated a genomic catalog of almost 200 LASV sequences from clinica...
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Elsevier,
2017-01-31T20:58:42Z.
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