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. 2010 Dec;16(12):2009-11.
doi: 10.3201/eid1612.100994.

Ribavirin for Lassa fever postexposure prophylaxis

Christiane M Hadi, Augustine Goba, Sheik Humarr Khan, James Bangura, Mbalu Sankoh, Saffa Koroma, Baindu Juana, Alpha Bah, Mamadou Coulibaly, Daniel G Bausch

Ribavirin for Lassa fever postexposure prophylaxis

Christiane M Hadi et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec.
No abstract available

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Adverse effects reported by 23 persons who took oral ribavirin prophylactically after potential exposure to Lassa virus, Sierra Leone, 2004.
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