Determining Ancestry between Rodent- and Human-Derived Virus Sequences in Endemic Foci: Towards a More Integral Molecular Epidemiology of Lassa Fever within West Africa

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic illness responsible for thousands of human deaths in West Africa yearly. Rodents are known as natural reservoirs of the causative Lassa mammarenavirus (LASV) while humans are regarded as incidental, spill-over hosts. Analysis of genetic sequences continues to add t...

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Main Authors: Ayodeji Olayemi, Adetunji Samuel Adesina, Thomas Strecker, N’Faly Magassouba, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
פורמט: Artigo
שפה:Inglês
יצא לאור: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
סדרה:Biology
נושאים:
lassa virus
zoonosis
<i>mastomys</i>
transmission
humans
west africa
phylogeny
emergence
גישה מקוונת:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/9/2/26
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