Detection of Lassa Virus, Mali
oleh: David Safronetz, Job E. Lopez, Nafomon Sogoba, Sékou F. Traore’, Sandra J. Raffel, Elizabeth R. Fischer, Hideki Ebihara, Luis M. Branco, Robert F. Garry, Tom G. Schwan, Heinz Feldmann
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-07-01 |
Deskripsi
To determine whether Lassa virus was circulating in southern Mali, we tested samples from small mammals from 3 villages, including Soromba, where in 2009 a British citizen probably contracted a lethal Lassa virus infection. We report the isolation and genetic characterization of Lassa virus from an area previously unknown for Lassa fever.