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Pathogens that Cause Illness Clinically Indistinguishable from Lassa Fever, Nigeria, 2018

During the 2018 Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, samples from patients with suspected Lassa fever but negative Lassa virus PCR results were processed through custom gene expression array cards and metagenomic sequencing. Results demonstrated no single etiology, but bacterial and viral pathogens (in...

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Main Authors: Jonathan W. Ashcroft, Adebola Olayinka, Nnaemeka Ndodo, Kuiama Lewandowski, Martin D. Curran, Chioma Dan Nwafor, Kingsley Madubuike, Helen Bagnall, Abdulmajid S. Musa, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi Akinpelu, Adesola Adeleye, Chukwuji Martin, Adejoke Akano, Michael Onoja, Akanimo Iniobong, Winifred Ukponu, Chinedu Arinze, Else Ilori, Nwando Mba, Benedict Gannon, Anthony Ahumibe, Chikwe Ihekweazu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lassa fever
Lassa virus
sequencing
TaqMan Array Card
differential diagnosis
West Africa
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/5/21-1153_article
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