Pathogenesis of lassa fever in cynomolgus macaques

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lassa virus (LASV) infection causes an acute and sometimes fatal hemorrhagic disease in humans and nonhuman primates; however, little is known about the development of Lassa fever. Here, we performed a pilot study to begin to underst...

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Main Authors: Fritz Elizabeth A, Geisbert Joan B, Smith Mark A, Hensley Lisa E, Daddario-DiCaprio Kathleen M, Larsen Tom, Geisbert Thomas W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/205