Abstract
Laboratory Diagnosis of Lassa Fever, Liberia
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Vieth S, Drosten C, Lenz O, Vincent M, Omilabu S, Hass M, et al Reverse transcription–PCR (RT-PCR) assay for detection of Lassa virus and related Old World arenaviruses targeting the L gene
To the Editor: Lassa fever is endemic in West Africa, with
We summarize our experiences from testing 184 patients from Liberia with suspected cases of Lassa fever with the most widely used LASV-specific RT-PCR assay [6]
Summary
Risk maps of Lassa fever in West Africa. 4. Omilabu SA, Badaru SO, Okokhere P, Asogun D, Drosten C, Emmerich P, et al Lassa fever, Nigeria, 2003 and 2004. Diagnosis of Lassa fever by reverse transcription–PCR.
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