Genomic analysis offers insight into 2018 Nigeria Lassa fever outbreak

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A surge in Lassa fever cases in Nigeria in 2018 doesn't appear to be linked to a single virus strain or increased human-to-human transmission, according to genomic analysis published in NEJM. Multiple institutions collaborated on the report, and the research was supported in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Human Genome Research Institute, and the NIH Common Fund's Human Heredity and Health in Africa Program, all components of NIH.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news