Molecular confirmation of Lassa fever imported into Ghana

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bonney, Joseph H K ^a   Nyarko, Edward O ^b   Ohene, Sally Ann ^c   Amankwa, Joseph ^d   Ametepi, Ralph K ^b   Nimo Paintsil, Shirley C ^a   Sarkodie, Badu ^d   Agbenohevi, Prince ^b   Adjabeng, Michael ^d   Kyei, Nicholas N A ^b   Bel Nono, Samuel ^b   Ampofo, William K ^a  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b Public Health Division ^*  (Ghana)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GHANA; GHANAIAN; HUMAN; LASSA FEVER; LASSA VIRUS; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLDIER; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 85043541696     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v5i1.288     Document Type: Article

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