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Lassa Fever
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Described 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria.
- Arenavirus genus member, single-stranded RNA virus
- Old World member, part of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus [LCMV]/Lassa complex
- Arenavirus genus member, single-stranded RNA virus
- Zoonosis: is endemic, persistent, with asymptomatic infection in rodent populations ["multimammate rat" (Mastomys natalensis)] within West Africa.
- Infected rodents shed the virus in urine and droppings, which can be aerosolized.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Described 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria.
- Arenavirus genus member, single-stranded RNA virus
- Old World member, part of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus [LCMV]/Lassa complex
- Arenavirus genus member, single-stranded RNA virus
- Zoonosis: is endemic, persistent, with asymptomatic infection in rodent populations ["multimammate rat" (Mastomys natalensis)] within West Africa.
- Infected rodents shed the virus in urine and droppings, which can be aerosolized.
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Last updated: January 13, 2023
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Auwaerter, Paul G. "Lassa Fever." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/1/Lassa_Fever.
Auwaerter PG. Lassa Fever. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/1/Lassa_Fever. Accessed January 31, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Lassa Fever. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/1/Lassa_Fever
Auwaerter PG. Lassa Fever [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2023 January 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/1/Lassa_Fever.
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