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

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May 2019
By Baumann, Jan ; Knüpfer, Mandy ; Ouedraogo, Judicael ; ...

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

Dispatch Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo Humans Lassa Fever Lassa Virus Public Health Surveillance
Source:

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

31002054
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6478234
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Mali ; Bamako, Mali
Location:

Africa
Volume:

25
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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