Lassa fever in Benin: description of the 2014 and 2016 epidemics and genetic characterization of a new Lassa virus

Lassa fever in Benin: description of the 2014 and 2016 epidemics and genetic characterization of a new Lassa virus

ABSTRACTWe report two outbreaks of Lassa fever that occurred in Benin in 2014 and 2016 with 20 confirmed cases and 50% (10/20) mortality. Benin was not previously considered to be an endemic country for Lassa fever, resulting in a delay to diagnose the disease and its human transmission. Molecular i...

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Main Authors: Anges Yadouleton, Caroline Picard, Toni Rieger, Frederic Loko, Daniel Cadar, Emile Cossi Kouthon, Emmanuel Obolli Job, Honoré Bankolé, Lisa Oestereich, Fernand Gbaguidi, Meike Pahlman, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Alexandra Journeaux, Delphine Pannetier, Stéphane Mély, Stéphanie Mundweiler, Damien Thomas, Leon Kohossi, Raoul Saizonou, Clement Glele Kakaï, Magloire Da Silva, Sonia Kossoubedie, André Lukusa Kakonku, Pierre M’Pelé, Stephan Gunther, Sylvain Baize, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Lassa fever
Lassa virus
genome
Benin
outbreak
phylogeny
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1796528

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