Responding to the Public Health Threat of Lassa Fever in West Africa
عنوان مقاله: Responding to the Public Health Threat of Lassa Fever in West Africa
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_EEHS-2-3_009
منتشر شده در در سال 1395
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_EEHS-2-3_009
منتشر شده در در سال 1395
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خلاصه مقاله:
Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic condition,
resulting because of exposure to the Lassa virus, which
accounts for the disease outbreaks across West Africa.[۱] It
is a zoonotic disease, with rodent (Mastomys natalensis)
being the primary reservoir, which is present in the entire
sub-Saharan Africa, whereas the virus is present exclusively
in West Africa.[۱,۲] In fact, the disease is found to be
endemic in seven nations of the region, and since the
beginning of ۲۰۱۶, two outbreaks of the disease have been
reported in Nigeria and Benin.[۱] In addition, there is a
potential risk of transmission of the disease from the
endemic regions to other nonendemic nations through
travelers.[۲,۳]
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