| H00386 | |
| H number | H00386 |
| Name | Lassa fever |
| Description | Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus (LASV), an Old World arenavirus in the Arenaviridae family of -ssRNA viruses, and transmitted by rodents. LASV was first discovered in 1969 in Nigeria. |
| Category | Viral infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Lassa mammarenavirus [GN:T40010] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1D61.2 ICD-10: A96.2 MeSH: D007835 |
| Reference | PMID:15487592 AUTHORS Gunther S, Lenz O TITLE Lassa virus. JOURNAL Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 41:339-90 (2004) DOI:10.1080/10408360490497456 PMID:18241935 AUTHORS Khan SH, Goba A, Chu M, Roth C, Healing T, Marx A, Fair J, Guttieri MC, Ferro P, Imes T, Monagin C, Garry RF, Bausch DG TITLE New opportunities for field research on the pathogenesis and treatment of Lassa fever. JOURNAL Antiviral Res 78:103-15 (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.antiviral.2007.11.003 PMID:17378212 AUTHORS Ogbu O, Ajuluchukwu E, Uneke CJ TITLE Lassa fever in West African sub-region: an overview. JOURNAL J Vector Borne Dis 44:1-11 (2007) PMID:16802617 AUTHORS Curtis N TITLE Viral haemorrhagic fevers caused by Lassa, Ebola and Marburg viruses. JOURNAL Adv Exp Med Biol 582:35-44 (2006) DOI:10.1007/0-387-33026-7_4 |