Evaluation of rodent control to fight Lassa fever based on field data and mathematical modelling

Evaluation of rodent control to fight Lassa fever based on field data and mathematical modelling

ABSTRACTThe Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is the reservoir host of Lassa virus, an arenavirus that causes Lassa haemorrhagic fever in humans in West Africa. Because no vaccine exists and therapeutic options are limited, preventing infection through rodent control and human behaviour...

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Main Authors: Joachim Mariën, Benny Borremans, Fodé Kourouma, Jatta Baforday, Toni Rieger, Stephan Günther, N’Faly Magassouba, Herwig Leirs, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Lassa virus
Mastomys natalensis
rodent control
rodent vaccination
arenavirus
rodent-borne virus
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1605846

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