Fatal Case of Lassa Fever, Bangolo District, Côte d’Ivoire, 2015

Fatal Case of Lassa Fever, Bangolo District, Côte d’Ivoire, 2015

Lassa fever has not been reported in Côte d’Ivoire. We performed a retrospective analysis of human serum samples collected in Côte d’Ivoire in the dry seasons (January–April) during 2015–2018. We identified a fatal human case of Lassa fever in the Bangolo District of western Côte d’Ivoire during 201...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Mateo, Caroline Picard, Yahaya Sylla, Emilie Kamo, Danielle Odegue, Alexandra Journeaux, Stéphane Kouassi Kan, Marcelle Money, David N’Golo Coulibaly, Eugène Koffi, Souleymane Meite, Véronique Akran, Hervé Kadjo, Edgard Adjogoua, Solange N’Gazoa Kakou, Sylvain Baize, Mireille Dosso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lassa fever
Lassa fever virus
viruses
retrospective identification
fatal case
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/9/19-0239_article
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Summary:Lassa fever has not been reported in Côte d’Ivoire. We performed a retrospective analysis of human serum samples collected in Côte d’Ivoire in the dry seasons (January–April) during 2015–2018. We identified a fatal human case of Lassa fever in the Bangolo District of western Côte d’Ivoire during 2015.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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