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Open AccessAntibodies from Sierra Leonean and Nigerian Lassa fever survivors cross-react with recombinant proteins representing Lassa viruses of divergent lineages
Lassa virus (LASV) is the causative agent of Lassa fever, an often-fatal hemorrhagic disease that is endemic in West Africa. Seven genetically distinct LASV lineages have been identified. As part of CEPI’s (Co...
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Open AccessField evaluation of a Pan-Lassa rapid diagnostic test during the 2018 Nigerian Lassa fever outbreak
Lassa virus (LASV) is the causative agent of Lassa fever (LF), an often-fatal hemorrhagic disease. LF is endemic in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and other West African countries. Diagnosis of LASV infection is challe...
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Open AccessField validation of recombinant antigen immunoassays for diagnosis of Lassa fever
Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic fever caused by Lassa virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa. It is difficult to distinguish febrile illnesses that are common in West Africa from Lassa fever based solely on a pati...
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Human-monoclonal-antibody therapy protects nonhuman primates against advanced Lassa fever
Thomas Geisbert and colleagues show that a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies protects cynomolgus monkeys from lethal Lassa fever virus infection, including when administration is delayed by more than a week af...
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Open AccessMost neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies target novel epitopes requiring both Lassa virus glycoprotein subunits
Lassa fever is a severe multisystem disease that often has haemorrhagic manifestations. The epitopes of the Lassa virus (LASV) surface glycoproteins recognized by naturally infected human hosts have not been i...
