Epidemiology and Control of Lassa fever
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Pathogenesis of Lassa Fever
Lassa virus, an Old World arenavirus (family Arenaviridae), is the etiological agent of Lassa fever, a severe human disease that is reported in more than 100,000 patients annually in the endemic regions of West Africa with mortality rates for hospitalized patients varying between 5-10%. Currently, there are no approved vaccines against Lassa fever for use in humans. Here, we review the publishe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interventions in Pediatric Dentistry Open Access Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2637-6636
DOI: 10.32474/ipdoaj.2018.01.000116