Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus

Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus

The 2013–2015 West African epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reminds us of how little is known about biosafety level 4 viruses. Like Ebola virus, Lassa virus (LASV) can cause hemorrhagic fever with high case fatality rates. We generated a genomic catalog of almost 200 LASV sequences from clinica...

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Main Author: Sealfon, Rachel Sima
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106818

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