Seroprevalence of anti-Lassa Virus IgG antibodies in three districts of Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional, population-based study.

• Main Authors: Donald S Grant (Author), Emily J Engel (Author), Nicole Roberts Yerkes (Author), Lansana Kanneh (Author), James Koninga (Author), Michael A Gbakie (Author), Foday Alhasan (Author), Franklyn B Kanneh (Author), Ibrahim Mustapha Kanneh (Author), Fatima K Kamara (Author), Mambu Momoh (Author), Mohamed S Yillah (Author), Momoh Foday (Author), Adaora Okoli (Author), Ashley Zeoli (Author), Caroline Weldon (Author), Christopher M Bishop (Author), Crystal Zheng (Author), Jessica Hartnett (Author), Karissa Chao (Author), Kayla Shore (Author), Lilia I Melnik (Author), Mallory Mucci (Author), Nell G Bond (Author), Philip Doyle (Author), Rachael Yenni (Author), Rachel Podgorski (Author), Samuel C Ficenec (Author), Lina Moses (Author), Jeffrey G Shaffer (Author), Robert F Garry (Author), John S Schieffelin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Lassa virus (LASV), the cause of the acute viral hemorrhagic illness Lassa fever (LF), is endemic in West Africa. Infections in humans occur mainly after exposure to infected excrement or urine of the rodent-host, Mastomys natalensis. The prevalence of exposure to LASV...