Lassa fever: History, causes, effects, and reduction strategies

Review (Published online: 25-08-2020)

1. Lassa fever: History, causes, effects, and reduction strategies

Promise Tewogbola and Norah Aung

International Journal of One Health, 6(2): 95-98

Promise Tewogbola: School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 62901, USA.

Norah Aung: Department of Health Sciences and Social Work, Western Illinois University, Macomb, 61455, USA.

doi: www.doi.org/10.14202/IJOH.2020.95-98

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Article history: Received: 24-12-2019, Accepted: 17-06-2020, Published online: 25-08-2020

Corresponding author: Promise Tewogbola

E-mail: promise.tewogbola@siu.edu

Citation: Tewogbola P, Aung N (2020) Lassa fever: History, causes, effects, and reduction strategies, Int. J. One Health, 6(2): 95-98.

Abstract

Lassa fever is a disease that is not well-known worldwide, particularly due to the inability of the multimammate rat, the primary vector of the Lassa virus, to breed in temperate regions. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the disease and its modus operandi while also providing information about trends in the past decade, as well as proven strategies that have been used to manage its spread.

Keywords: Arenavirus, epidemic, epidemiology, Lassa fever, Lassa virus, virus.