Lassa and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Mali

Baumann, Jan; Knüpfer, Mandy; Ouedraogo, Judicael; Traoré, Brehima Y.; Heitzer, Asli; Kané, Bourama; Maiga, Belco; Sylla, Mariam; Kouriba, Bouréma; Wölfel, Roman

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Lassa and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Mali

Published Date:

May 2019

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(5):999-1002

Language:

English

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Baumann, Jan ; Knüpfer, Mandy ; Ouedraogo, Judicael ; Traoré, Brehima Y. ; Heitzer, Asli ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

31002054

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6478234

Description:

We report detection of Lassa virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in the area of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Our investigation found 2 cases of infection with each of these viruses. These results show the potential for both of these viruses to be endemic to Mali.

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Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Place as Subject:

Mali ; Bamako, Mali ;

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