Serosurveillance of Viral Pathogens Circulating in West Africa

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to a variety of pathogens, however disease surveillance and the healthcare infrastructure necessary for proper management and control are limited. Lassa virus occurs in the West African region, and causes Lassa fever, a severe hemorrhagic fever in humans. At the Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone up to 70 of acute patient samples suspected of Lassa fever test negative for Lassa virus infection, and can be attributed in part to an array of hemorrhagic fever and arthropod-borne viruses. This indicates a substantial amount of disease in the region goes undetected and untreated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 2016
Accession Number
AD1009266

Entities

People

  • Aileen E. O’hearn
  • David P. Fetterer
  • James Bangura
  • Jean-paul Gonzalez
  • Joseph Fair
  • Matthew A. Voorhees
  • Moinya R. Coomber
  • Nadia Wauquier
  • Randal J Schoepp

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Encephalitis
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Health Services
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Lassa Fever
  • Proteins
  • Rift Valley Fever
  • Rna Virus Infections
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Viral Structures
  • Virology
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Yellow Fever
  • Zoonoses

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology