Lassa Virus Circulation in Small Mammal Populations in Bo District, Sierra Leone

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus LASV, which was first isolated in the rodent <i>Mastomys natalensis</i> in 1974 in Kenema, Sierra Leone. As little is known about the abundance and the presence of LASV in rodents living in the Bo area, we carried out a s...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Biology
Main Authors:	Umaru Bangura, Jacob Buanie, Joyce Lamin, Christopher Davis, Gédéon Ngiala Bongo, Michael Dawson, Rashid Ansumana, Dianah Sondufu, Emma C. Thomson, Foday Sahr, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Subjects:	Lassa virus seroprevalence <i>Mastomys natalensis</i> abundance phylogenetics Bo
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/1/28