title: The first cases of Lassa fever in Ghana.
abstract: Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease endemic in West Africa but with no previous case reported in Ghana. We describe the first two laboratory confirmed cases of Lassa fever from the Ashanti Region of Ghana detected in October and December, 2011.
authors: Disease Surveillance Department, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
authors: E K
authors: EK
authors: Dzotsi
authors: S-A
authors: SA
authors: Ohene
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Asiedu-Bekoe
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Amankwa
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Sarkodie
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Adjabeng
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Thouphique
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ofei
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Oduro
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Atitogo
authors: J H K
authors: JH
authors: Bonney
authors: S C N
authors: SC
authors: Paintsil
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Ampofo
mesh_terms: D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007835:Lassa Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D007836:Lassa virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Lassa fever; Mastomys; viral haemorrhagic fever
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