ArticleBMJ global health2019
Diagnostics for Lassa fever virus: a genetically diverse pathogen found in low-resource settings.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical characterization of Lassa fever: A systematic review of clinical reports and research to inform clinical trial design.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the epidemiology of Lassa virus in humans, rodents and other mammals in sub-Saharan Africa.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Pooled it
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- Lassa fever: A comprehensive review of virology, clinical management, and global health implications.World journal of virology · 2025Review
- Establishment of a Lassa Fever Specimen Biobank in Nigeria.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the ReLASV Pan-Lassa Antigen Rapid Test for Lassa Fever in Nigeria.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Challenges Associated With Re-Emergence of Lassa Fever in Nigeria: An Exploratory Study of Epidemiology, Phylogenomics, and Recommendations Toward Its Eradication.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Lassa Fever: Critical Review and Prospects for Control.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Review
- LASSA FEVER IN INTERNALLY-DISPLACED PERSONS' CAMP: A CASE REPORT AT ZABARMARI, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2024Article
- Rapid diagnostic test: a critical need for outbreak preparedness and response for high priority pathogens.BMJ global health · 2024Review
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- Environmental Persistence and Disinfection of Lassa Virus.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Lassa Virus Genetics.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2023Article
- Pathogenicity and virulence mechanisms of Lassa virus and its animal modeling, diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic developments.Virulence · 2021Review
- The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2021Review
- PANDAA intentionally violates conventional qPCR design to enable durable, mismatch-agnostic detection of highly polymorphic pathogens.Communications biology · 2021Article
- Viral Zoonoses of National Importance in Ghana: Advancements and Opportunities for Enhancing Capacities for Early Detection and Response.Journal of tropical medicine · 2021Review
- Lassa Fever: An Evolving Emergency in West Africa.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Review
- Distinct Molecular Mechanisms of Host Immune Response Modulation by Arenavirus NP and Z Proteins.Viruses · 2020Review
- Assessing Climate Change Impact on Ecosystems and Infectious Disease: Important Roles for Genomic Sequencing and a One Health Perspective.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
Lassa fever virus (LASV) causes acute viral haemorrhagic fever with symptoms similar to those seen with Ebola virus infections. LASV is endemic to West Africa and is transmitted through contact with excretions of infected
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