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. 2016 Apr 20:23:210.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.210.8923. eCollection 2016.

Outbreak of lassa fever in Nigeria: measures for prevention and control

Kehinde Charles Mofolorunsho  1
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Outbreak of lassa fever in Nigeria: measures for prevention and control

Kehinde Charles Mofolorunsho. Pan Afr Med J. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Lassa virus; Nigeria; haemorrhagic fever; mastomys natalensis.

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