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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-29
Description: On this episode of Transmission Interrupted, we welcome Dr. Jared Evans, Dr. Aneesh Mehta, and Dr. Vanessa Rabbe—members of NETEC’s Special Pathogen Research Network—to discuss their recent manuscript entitled, “Lassa Virus Infection: a Summary for… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – not yet reviewed asset – bumping first review 1 year
Description: Lassa virus infection can result in a broad spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, from asymptomatic or very minimal symptoms to the severe manifestation, a viral hemorrhagic fever. In addition, the early symptoms of Lassa fever are similar in… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-30
Description: This blog post provides a Clinical Perspective on Lassa Virus from NETEC experts. -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2023
Description: A surveillance case definition is a set of uniform criteria used to define a disease for public health surveillance. Surveillance case definitions enable public health officials to classify and count cases consistently across reporting jurisdictions.… -
Creator: Raabe, V. N., G. Kann, B. S. Ribner, A. Morales, J. B. Varkey, A. K. Mehta, G. M. Lyon, S. Vanairsdale, K. Faber, S. Becker, M. Eickmann, T. Strecker, S. Brown, K. Patel, P. De Leuw, G. Schuettfort, C. Stephan, H. Rabenau, J. D. Klena, P. E. Rollin,…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2017-09-01
Description: Two patients with Lassa fever are described who are the first human cases treated with a combination of ribavirin and favipiravir.Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: CDC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2019-01-31
Description: Learn to diagnose and treat Lassa fever While viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs), like Lassa fever, are very serious, they are not common in the U.S. However, it is important for healthcare providers to understand high consequence viruses, like Lassa… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2019-01-31
Description: Learn to Identify Lassa Fever While viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs), like Lassa fever, are very serious, they are not common in the U.S. However, it is important for healthcare providers to understand high consequence viruses, like Lassa fever, so… -
Creator: WHO
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-05
Description: Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic fever with symptoms similar to those of Ebola virus disease, is endemic in much of West Africa and usually sparks a seasonal outbreak from December to March. Humans usually become infected with Lassa virus from… -
Creator: Emory
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Exercise
Date Last Updated: 2018-01-25
Description: Leadership Toolbox, Response: Emory SCDU Refresher Training -
Creator: Strampe, Jamie, Danny A. Asogun, Emily Speranza, Meike Pahlmann, Ali Soucy, Sabrina Bockholt, Elisa Pallasch, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Sophie Duraffour, Nahid Bhadelia, Yemisi Ighodalo, Jennifer Oyakhilome, Emmanuel O. Omomoh, Thomas Olokor, Donatus I.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-01-20
Description: Lassa fever is endemic in several west African countries. Case-fatality rates ranging from 21% to 69% have been reported. The pathophysiology of the disease in humans and determinants of mortality remain poorly understood. We aimed to determine host…