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Lassa Fever
MICROBIOLOGY
- Described 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria.
- Arenavirus genus member, single-stranded RNA virus
- Old World member, part of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus [LCMV]/Lassa complex
- Arenavirus genus member, single-stranded RNA virus
- Zoonosis: is endemic, persistent, with asymptomatic infection in rodent populations ["multimammate rat" (Mastomys natalensis)] within West Africa.
- Infected rodents shed the virus in urine and droppings, which can be aerosolized.
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Last updated: January 13, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Lassa Fever." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/all/Lassa_Fever.
Auwaerter PG. Lassa Fever. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/all/Lassa_Fever. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Lassa Fever. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/all/Lassa_Fever
Auwaerter PG. Lassa Fever [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540653/all/Lassa_Fever.
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