The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control

• Main Authors: Liã Bárbara Arruda (Author), Najmul Haider (Author), Ayodeji Olayemi (Author), David Simons (Author), Deborah Ehichioya (Author), Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye (Author), Rashid Ansumana (Author), Margaret J. Thomason (Author), Danny Asogun (Author), Chikwe Ihekweazu (Author), Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet (Author), Richard A. Kock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Lassa fever (LF), a zoonotic illness, represents a public health burden in West African countries where the Lassa virus (LASV) circulates among rodents. Human exposure hinges significantly on LASV ecology, which is in turn shaped by various parameters such as weather seasonality and even vi...