Lassa Fever, a New Virus Disease of Man from West Africa

Frame, John D.; Baldwin, John M.; Gocke, David J.; Troup, J. M.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1970.19.670

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“…It was first discovered in 1969 in Nigeria, but is endemic in many West African countries [1][2]. About 300,000 to 500,000 cases of Lassa fever and 5000 deaths occur yearly across West Africa [2][3].…”

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Perception of senior resident doctors in Nigeria about lassa fever

Adeomi¹,

Adeoye²,

Adefemi³

2017

Am J Prev Med Public Health

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Aims and Objectives:The emergence of the Lassa fever (LF) epidemic in many states in Nigeria necessitates that health care providers should have comprehensive knowledge about LF. This study therefore aimed to find out the perception of senior resident doctors in Nigeria about LF. Subjects and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among Senior Registrars attending a mandatory health resources management course in Lagos, Nigeria. Data on knowledge and attitude were collected from 106 respondents using a self-administered, pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire and summarized by way of overall scores. Frequencies were compared between groups using chi-square test and p < 0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Results: All the Respondents were aware of LF, but only 56 (52.8%) had good comprehensive knowledge about it and only 72 (67.9%) had a positive attitude towards it. Personal readings on LF (p < 0.001) and attitude towards LF (p = 0.039) were significantly associated with comprehensive knowledge about LF. Conclusion:The high level of awareness of LF among respondents was not matched by appropriate knowledge and attitude. Doctors, and indeed all health care workers, in Nigeria should be encouraged to update their knowledge on LF. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Perception of senior resident doctors in Nigeria about lassa fever

Adeomi¹,

Adeoye²,

Adefemi³

2017

Am J Prev Med Public Health

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“…The cause of the illness was found to be the Lassa virus, named after the village where the fever was first reported. 6 Lassa virus is a zoonotic virus that spreads to man from the multi-mammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) which is a common rodent in equatorial Africa, ubiquitous in human households and eaten as a delicacy in some areas. 4 it is worthy of note that the Benue trough is populated by these rodents and the inhabitants of the area consider rat meat a delicacy.…”

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“…5 Lassa fever outbreaks often affect healthcare providers sometimes with fatal consequences. [4][5][6][7] The latest Makurdi outbreak killed a Physician who had earlier treated a patient with symptoms consistent with Lassa fever without suspecting Lassa fever. The Physician referred the patient to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi where the patient died a few hours on arrival at the emergency of the teaching hospital.…”

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Lassa fever Outbreak in Makurdi, North Central Nigeria: What You Need To Know

Achinge¹

2013

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“…Lassa virus, whose host isMastomys natalensis, causes a fatal hemorrhagic fever that had been first occurred in 1969 in the town of Lassa, in Borno State, Nigeria [4]. The West Africa is mainly a raging place.…”

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Analysis of Two Different Sequences of Old Arena Viruses by Decision Tree, Apriori Algorithm, and Shannon Entropy

Chung¹,

Yujin²,

Yoon³

2015

IJCCE

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LASV (Lassa virus) and LCMV (Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis virus), which show the different mortality in spite of same symptoms and origin, are introduced into the human population by rodents which shed the virus in urine and droppings. Direct contact with these materials, touching virus-infected objects, eating contaminated food, or exposure to open cuts or sores develop infection. In this paper, we analyzed 4 different proteins of LASV and LCMV: glycoprotein, Z protein, nucleoprotein, and L protein. Also, we investigated the similarities between them based on the frequency of amino acids by decision tree. Furthermore, we look for one amino acid's frequency of relating rates to another amino acid to find the difference between two viruses by Apriori algorithm.

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Lassa Fever, a New Virus Disease of Man from West Africa

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Perception of senior resident doctors in Nigeria about lassa fever

Perception of senior resident doctors in Nigeria about lassa fever

Lassa fever Outbreak in Makurdi, North Central Nigeria: What You Need To Know

Analysis of Two Different Sequences of Old Arena Viruses by Decision Tree, Apriori Algorithm, and Shannon Entropy

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