Detection of Lassa virus in wild rodent feces: Implications for Lassa fever burden within households in the endemic region of Faranah, Guinea

Detection of Lassa virus in wild rodent feces: Implications for Lassa fever burden within households in the endemic region of Faranah, Guinea

Lassa arenavirus (LASV) is the cause of Lassa Fever in humans in West Africa. The multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is a reservoir host of LASV and the primary source of human infections. Humans are assumed to become infected due to contact with this animal or its excretions. Thus far, the av...

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Main Authors: Rebekah Wood, Umaru Bangura, Joachim Mariën, Moussa Douno, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:One Health
Subjects:
Lassa virus
Feces
Environmental sampling
Rodent
M. natalensis
Africa
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771421001075

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