"Lassa virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of ARENAVIRUS, part of the Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD), and the etiologic agent of LASSA FEVER. LASSA VIRUS is a common infective agent in humans in West Africa. Its natural host is the multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis.
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D007836
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.057.070.100.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lassa virus" by people in Profiles.
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Lassa fever amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: A rising concern, efforts, challenges, and future recommendations. J Med Virol. 2021 12; 93(12):6433-6436.
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Lassa fever and COVID-19 in Africa: A double crisis on the fragile health system. J Med Virol. 2021 Oct; 93(10):5707-5709.
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Broad-spectrum antivirals of protoporphyrins inhibit the entry of highly pathogenic emerging viruses. Bioorg Chem. 2021 02; 107:104619.
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Monitoring Viral Entry in Real-Time Using a Luciferase Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Producing SARS-CoV-2, EBOV, LASV, CHIKV, and VSV Glycoproteins. Viruses. 2020 12 17; 12(12).
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Vulnerabilities in coronavirus glycan shields despite extensive glycosylation. Nat Commun. 2020 05 27; 11(1):2688.
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Is the COVID-19 pandemic masking the deadlier Lassa fever epidemic in Nigeria? J Clin Virol. 2020 07; 128:104434.
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Comprehensive Interactome Analysis Reveals that STT3B Is Required for N-Glycosylation of Lassa Virus Glycoprotein. J Virol. 2019 12 01; 93(23).
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Phylogeography of Lassa Virus in Nigeria. J Virol. 2019 11 01; 93(21).
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Measures to control protracted large Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, 1 January to 28 April 2019. Euro Surveill. 2019 May; 24(20).
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Progress and challenges of Lassa fever control in Nigeria. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 04; 19(4):364.