Metagenomic surveillance uncovers diverse and novel viral taxa in febrile patients from Nigeria

JU Oguzie, BA Petros, PE Oluniyi, SB Mehta… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective infectious disease surveillance in high-risk regions is critical for clinical care and
pandemic preemption; however, few clinical diagnostics are available for the wide range of …

Lassa Fever Natural History and Clinical Management

DS Grant, RJ Samuels, RF Garry… - Lassa Fever …, 2023 - Springer
Lassa fever is caused by Lassa virus (LASV), an Old World Mammarenavirus that is carried
by Mastomys natalensis and other rodents. It is endemic in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and other …

Current sampling and sequencing biases of Lassa mammarenavirus limit inference from phylogeography and molecular epidemiology in Lassa fever endemic regions

LB Arruda, HB Free, D Simons… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Lassa fever (LF) is a potentially lethal viral haemorrhagic infection of humans caused by
Lassa mammarenavirus (LASV). It is an important endemic zoonotic disease in West Africa …

[HTML][HTML] Lassa Fever: Patients Profile and Treatment Outcomes at Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi, North-Central Nigeria

TP Mbaave, O Ogbu, PO Echekwube… - Advances in Infectious …, 2023 - scirp.org
Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever found mostly in West Africa where it is endemic but
generates periodic outbreaks in the dry seasons. The virus is spread by the rat species …