Beyond Lassa Fever: Systemic and structural barriers to disease detection and response in Sierra Leone.
<h4>Background</h4>Lassa fever (LF) often presents clinically as undifferentiated febrile illness. Lassa Fever cases in Sierra Leone have been falling since the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic. Data from other LF endemic countries suggest that this is not a true reflection of local epidemiologi...
Main Author: | Hana Rohan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010423 |
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