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Lassa Fever: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention.
Asogun DA, Günther S, Akpede GO, Ihekweazu C, Zumla A. Asogun DA, et al. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2019 Dec;33(4):933-951. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2019.08.002. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2019. PMID: 31668199 Review.
Lassa fever outbreaks West Africa have caused up to 10,000 deaths annually. ...Ribavirin can improve outcomes. Overall mortality is between 1% and 15%. Lassa fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis with travel to West Africa. ...
Lassa fever outbreaks West Africa have caused up to 10,000 deaths annually. ...Ribavirin can improve outcomes. Overall mortali …
Lassa Fever Natural History and Clinical Management.
Grant DS, Samuels RJ, Garry RF, Schieffelin JS. Grant DS, et al. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2023;440:165-192. doi: 10.1007/82_2023_263. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2023. PMID: 37106159
Lassa fever is caused by Lassa virus (LASV), an Old World Mammarenavirus that is carried by Mastomys natalensis and other rodents. ...LASV-specific immunoglobulin G and M assays can also contribute to clinical management. The mainstay of treatment for Lass …
Lassa fever is caused by Lassa virus (LASV), an Old World Mammarenavirus that is carried by Mastomys natalensis and oth …
Contemporary and emerging pharmacotherapeutic agents for the treatment of Lassa viral haemorrhagic fever disease.
Joseph AA, Fasipe OJ, Joseph OA, Olatunji OA. Joseph AA, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022 May 29;77(6):1525-1531. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac064. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022. PMID: 35296886 Review.
This review was designed to discuss the emerging and current pharmacotherapeutic agents for the treatment of Lassa viral haemorrhagic fever disease (LVHFD), also known as Lassa fever (LF). ...Research is still ongoing on possible therapeutic opt …
This review was designed to discuss the emerging and current pharmacotherapeutic agents for the treatment of Lassa viral haemorrhagic …
Ribavirin for the treatment of Lassa fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Eberhardt KA, Mischlinger J, Jordan S, Groger M, Günther S, Ramharter M. Eberhardt KA, et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Oct;87:15-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.07.015. Epub 2019 Jul 26. Int J Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 31357056 Free article.
OBJECTIVES: Lassa fever (LF) causes annual outbreaks in endemic regions with high mortality of symptomatic patients. ...
OBJECTIVES: Lassa fever (LF) causes annual outbreaks in endemic regions with high mortality of symptomatic patients. ...
Lack of Evidence for Ribavirin Treatment of Lassa Fever in Systematic Review of Published and Unpublished Studies(1).
Cheng HY, French CE, Salam AP, Dawson S, McAleenan A, McGuinness LA, Savović J, Horby PW, Sterne JAC. Cheng HY, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Aug;28(8):1559-1568. doi: 10.3201/eid2808.211787. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022. PMID: 35876478 Free PMC article. Review.
Ribavirin has been used widely to treat Lassa fever in West Africa since the 1980s. However, few studies have systematically appraised the evidence for its use. ...Important risks for bias related to lack of control for confounders, immortal time bias, and missing o …
Ribavirin has been used widely to treat Lassa fever in West Africa since the 1980s. However, few studies have systematically a …
Best practices of highly infectious decedent management: Consensus recommendations from an international expert workshop.
Le AB, Brown CK, Gibbs SG, Uhrig A, Green AD, Broch Brantsæter A, Herstein JJ, Vasa A, Shugart J, Wilson Egbe W, Lowe JJ. Le AB, et al. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2022 Mar;19(3):129-138. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2022.2027427. Epub 2022 Feb 16. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2022. PMID: 35025726
With the increasing number of highly infectious disease incidents, outbreaks, and pandemics in our society (e.g., Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, coronavirus diseases), the need for consensus and best practices on highly infectious decedent management is critical. …
With the increasing number of highly infectious disease incidents, outbreaks, and pandemics in our society (e.g., Ebola virus disease, La …
The Importance of Lassa Fever and Its Disease Management in West Africa.
Reyna RA, Littlefield KE, Shehu N, Makishima T, Maruyama J, Paessler S. Reyna RA, et al. Viruses. 2024 Feb 7;16(2):266. doi: 10.3390/v16020266. Viruses. 2024. PMID: 38400041 Free PMC article. Review.
Lassa virus (LASV) is a zoonotic pathogen endemic throughout western Africa and is responsible for a human disease known as Lassa fever (LF). ...The objective of this article is to revisit the importance and prevalence of LF in West Africa, with focus on Nige …
Lassa virus (LASV) is a zoonotic pathogen endemic throughout western Africa and is responsible for a human disease known as Lassa …
Management of a Lassa fever outbreak, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 2016.
Ehlkes L, George M, Samosny G, Burckhardt F, Vogt M, Bent S, Jahn K, Zanger P. Ehlkes L, et al. Euro Surveill. 2017 Sep;22(39):16-00728. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.39.16-00728. Euro Surveill. 2017. PMID: 29019309 Free PMC article.
In March 2016, the first documented locally acquired case of Lassa fever (LF) outside Africa occurred, demonstrating the disease's potential as a cross-border health threat. ...Twelve days after having been exposed to the corpse of a LF case imported from Togo, a sy …
In March 2016, the first documented locally acquired case of Lassa fever (LF) outside Africa occurred, demonstrating the disea …
Molecular approaches for the treatment of hemorrhagic fever virus infections.
Andrei G, De Clercq E. Andrei G, et al. Antiviral Res. 1993 Sep;22(1):45-75. doi: 10.1016/0166-3542(93)90085-w. Antiviral Res. 1993. PMID: 8250543 Review.
Viruses causing hemorrhagic fevers in man belong to the following virus groups: togavirus (Chikungunya), flavivirus (dengue, yellow fever, Kyasanur Forest disease, Omsk hemorrhagic fever), arenavirus (Argentinian hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fev …
Viruses causing hemorrhagic fevers in man belong to the following virus groups: togavirus (Chikungunya), flavivirus (dengue, yellow fever …
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