Detection of Lassa Virus, Mali
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...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2010
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321918/ |