Lassa fever outbreaks, mathematical models, and disease parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Doohan, D Jorgensen, TM Naidoo… - The Lancet Global …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Understanding the epidemiological parameters and transmission dynamics of
Lassa fever, a significant public health threat in west Africa caused by the rodent-borne …

[HTML][HTML] Preparing schools for future pandemics: Insights on water, sanitation and hygiene solutions from the Brazilian school reopening policies

KIHM Poague, JI Blanford, JA Martínez… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Post-COVID-19, schools urgently need to enhance infection control and prevention
(IPC) measures, including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), to prepare for future …

X-ray crystallography, molecular structure investigation, quantum chemical studies, and molecular dynamic of rheosmin as inhibitors of hemorrhagic Lassa Virus

EL Kechi, BE Inah, OC Godfrey, UO Edet… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, the X-crystallography, structural and electronic properties, and
modulatory potential of Rheosmin (((E)-2-(4-(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-ylidene) hydrazine-1 …

Drug discovery in Africa tackles zoonotic and related infections

CN Hikaambo, N Shakela, JG Woodland… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
Zoonotic and related infections pose an enormous health threat to the world's second-most
populous continent. Despite the challenges faced by drug discovery scientists in Africa …

Re-emergence of the Lassa virus in Africa: a global health concern

M Ahmad, I Ahmed, P Satapathy… - … journal of surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Lassa fever (LF) is a serious and potentially deadly viral disease caused by the Lassa virus
(LASV) that is prevalent in West Africa, including Benin, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Mali …

Lassa fever in Nigeria: epidemiology and risk perception

AI Al-Mustapha, IM Adesiyan, TG Orum… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Annual outbreaks of Lassa fever have resulted in a public health threat in Nigeria and other
endemic countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the Lassa Virus (LASV) is endemic in …

Ophthalmic implications of biological threat agents according to the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives framework

EH Curran, MD Devine, CD Hartley, Y Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
As technology continues to evolve, the possibility for a wide range of dangers to people,
organizations, and countries escalate globally. The United States federal government …

[HTML][HTML] Lassa fever: Critical review and prospects for control

ME Besson, M Pépin, PA Metral - Tropical Medicine and Infectious …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lassa Fever is a deadly viral haemorrhagic disease, causing annually several hundreds of
deaths in West Africa. This zoonotic disease is primarily transmitted to humans by rodents of …

Hybrid-Capture Target Enrichment in Human Pathogens: Identification, Evolution, Biosurveillance, and Genomic Epidemiology

ZBR Quek, SH Ng - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
High-throughput sequencing (HTS) has revolutionised the field of pathogen genomics,
enabling the direct recovery of pathogen genomes from clinical and environmental samples …

A review of the recent advances on Lassa fever with special reference to molecular epidemiology and progress in vaccine development

N Medugu, B Adegboro, MS Babazhitsu… - African Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus (LASV), is endemic in West
Africa and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. At least three of the four proposed …