An Outbred Guinea Pig Disease Model for Lassa Fever Using a Host-Adapted Clade III Nigerian Lassa Virus

An Outbred Guinea Pig Disease Model for Lassa Fever Using a Host-Adapted Clade III Nigerian Lassa Virus

Nigeria experiences annual outbreaks of Lassa fever (LF) with high case numbers. At least three clades of Lassa virus (LASV) have been documented in Nigeria, though recent outbreaks are most often associated with clade II or clade III viruses. Using a recently isolated clade III LASV from a case of...

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Main Authors: Yvon Deschambault, Geoff Soule, Levi Klassen, Angela Sloan, Jonathan Audet, Kim Azaransky, Abdulmajid S. Musa, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi M. Akinpelu, Nwando Mba, Derek R. Stein, Marc Ranson, Muhamad Almiski, Kevin Tierney, Gabor Fischer, Mable Chan, David Safronetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Lassa virus
disease modelling
medical countermeasures
infectious diseases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/3/769

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