Virus
lassa virus
Subclass of:
Arenaviruses, Old World
Definitions related to lassa virus:
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Etiologic agent of Lassa fever; common infective agent in humans in West Africa.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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