Detection of Antibody and Antigen for Lassa Virus Nucleoprotein in Monkeys from Southern Nigeria

• Main Authors: Bamidele Nyemike Ogunro (Author), Babasola Oluseyi Olugasa (Author), Adeyemi Kayode (Author), Olayinka Olabisi Ishola (Author), Oluseyi Noah Kolawole (Author), Eugene Amiewanlen Odigie (Author), Christian Happi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lassa fever is a deadly viral haemorrhagic fever caused by Lassa Virus (LASV). Rodents, especially, Mystomys natalensis, are the known reservoirs of LASV and humans are the defined hosts. Monkeys share many illnesses with humans and experimental LASV infections in monkeys are fatal but natural LASV...