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Genome Sequence of Lassa Virus Isolated from the First Domestically Acquired Case in Germany

Published:2016-10-27 Issue:5 Volume:4 Page:
ISSN:2169-8287
Container-title:Genome Announcements
language:en
Short-container-title:Genome Announc

Author:

Wolff Svenja¹²,Schultze Tilman²³,Fehling Sarah Katharina¹²,Mengel Jan Philipp²³,Kann Gerrit⁴,Wolf Timo⁴,Eickmann Markus¹²,Becker Stephan¹²,Hain Torsten²³,Strecker Thomas¹²

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany

2. German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany

3. Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

4. Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Abstract

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.

Funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Genetics,Molecular Biology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/genomeA.00938-16

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