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The first cases of Lassa fever in Ghana.

E K Dzotsi1, S-A Ohene, F Asiedu-Bekoe, J Amankwa, B Sarkodie, M Adjabeng, A M Thouphique, A Ofei, J Oduro, D Atitogo, J H K Bonney, S C N Paintsil, W Ampofo.   

Abstract

Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease endemic in West Africa but with no previous case reported in Ghana. We describe the first two laboratory confirmed cases of Lassa fever from the Ashanti Region of Ghana detected in October and December, 2011.

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Keywords:  Lassa fever; Mastomys; viral haemorrhagic fever

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Year:  2012        PMID： 23661832      PMCID： PMC3645162     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ghana Med J        ISSN： 0016-9560


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