Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine,

The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control

Published in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Lassa fever (LF), a zoonotic illness, represents a public health burden in West African countries where the Lassa virus (LASV) circulates among rodents. Human exposure hinges significantly on LASV ecology, which is in turn shaped by various parameters such as weather seasonality and even virus and rodent-host genetics. Furthermore, human behaviour,...