title: Genome Sequence of Lassa Virus Isolated from the First Domestically Acquired Case in Germany.
abstract: Lassa virus (LASV) is a zoonotic, hemorrhagic fever-causing virus endemic in West Africa, for which no approved vaccines or specific treatment options exist. Here, we report the genome sequence of LASV isolated from the first case of acquired Lassa fever disease outside of Africa.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany.
authors.forename: Svenja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.affiliation: German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Tilman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schultze
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany.
authors.forename: Sarah Katharina
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fehling
authors.affiliation: German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jan Philipp
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mengel
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerrit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kann
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eickmann
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany torsten.hain@mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de strecker@staff.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hain
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany torsten.hain@mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de strecker@staff.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strecker