An exploration of the protective effect of rodent species richness on the geographical expansion of Lassa fever in West Africa.

• Main Authors: Kyung-Duk Min (Author), Jusun Hwang (Author), Maria Cristina Schneider (Author), Yeonghwa So (Author), Ju-Yeun Lee (Author), Sung-Il Cho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Lassa fever (LF) is one of the most devastating rodent-borne diseases in West Africa, causing thousands of deaths annually. The geographical expansion of LF is also a concern; cases were recently identified in Ghana and Benin. Previous ecological studies have suggested...