Rodent control to fight Lassa fever: Evaluation and lessons learned from a 4-year study in Upper Guinea.

• Main Authors: Almudena Mari Saez (Author), Mory Cherif Haidara (Author), Amara Camara (Author), Fodé Kourouma (Author), Mickaël Sage (Author), N'Faly Magassouba (Author), Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever caused by an arenavirus. The disease is endemic in West African countries, including Guinea. The rodents Mastomys natalensis and Mastomys erythroleucus have been identified as Lassa virus reservoirs in Guinea. In the absence of a vaccine, rodent control and...