ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2022
Increased Prevalence of Lassa Fever Virus-Positive Rodents and Diversity of Infected Species Found during Human Lassa Fever Epidemics in Nigeria.
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- Land use gradients drive spatial variation in Lassa fever host communities in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone.The Journal of animal ecology · 2026Article
- Genomic epidemiology and evolutionary analysis of Lassa virus from small mammals suggest bidirectional viral movement across humans and animals.Virus evolution · 2026Article
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- Serological Evidence of Lassa Virus Exposure in Non-Viruses · 2025Article
- The Biological Characteristics and Mouse Model of Lassa Virus From the First Imported Case in China.MedComm · 2025Article
- Estimation of Lassa fever incidence rates in West Africa: Development of a modeling framework to inform vaccine trial design.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Detection of Immunoglobulin G and/or IgM antibodies specific for Lassa virus among HIV patients in the Northwestern region of Cameroon.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Lassa virus in novel hosts: insights into the epidemiology of lassa virus infections in southern Nigeria.Emerging microbes & infections · 2024Article
- Lassa fever in Nigeria: epidemiology and risk perception.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Modelling Lassa virus dynamics in West AfricanJournal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Genome-wide association study identifies human genetic variants associated with fatal outcome from Lassa fever.Nature microbiology · 2024Article
- Human mpox: global trends, molecular epidemiology and options for vaccination.Pathogens and global health · 2024Review
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- Epidemiological trends of Lassa fever in Nigeria, 2018-2021.PloS one · 2022Article
- Combating Emerging Zoonotic Diseases Using One Health Strategies To Curb Local, National, Regional And Global Transmission And Mortality: A Scoping Review.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationReview
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Abstract
The dynamics of Lassa virus (LASV) infections in rodent reservoirs and their endemic human caseloads remain poorly understood. During the endemic period, human infections are believed to be associated with the seasonal migration of Mastomys natalensis, thought to be the primary reservoir that triggers multiple spillovers of LASV to humans. It has become imperative to improve LASV diagnosis in rodents while updating their prevalence in two regions of Lassa fever endemicity in Nigeria. Rodents (total, 942) were trapped in Ondo (531) and Ebonyi (411) states between October 2018 and April 2020 for detection of LASV using various tissues. Overall, the LASV prevalence was 53.6%. The outbreak area sampled in Ondo had three and two times higher capture success and LASV prevalence, respectively, than Ebonyi State. This correlated with the higher number of annual cases of Lassa fever (LF) in Ondo State versus Ebonyi State. All rodent genera (
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