Clinical characterization of Lassa fever: A systematic review of clinical reports and research to inform clinical trial design.

• Main Authors: Laura Merson (Author), Josephine Bourner (Author), Sulaiman Jalloh (Author), Astrid Erber (Author), Alex Paddy Salam (Author), Antoine Flahault (Author), Piero L Olliaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Research is urgently needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality of Lassa fever (LF), including clinical trials to test new therapies and to verify the efficacy and safety of the only current treatment recommendation, ribavirin, which has a weak clinical evidence base...