The first cases of Lassa fever in Ghana.

E. K. Dzotsi; S. A. Ohene; F. Asiedu-Bekoe; J. Amankwa; B. Sarkodie; M. Adjabeng; A. M. Thouphique; A. Ofei; J. Oduro; D. Atitogo; J. H. Bonney; S. C. Paintsil; W. Ampofo

The first cases of Lassa fever in Ghana.

E. K. Dzotsi, S. A. Ohene, F. Asiedu-Bekoe, J. Amankwa, B. Sarkodie, M. Adjabeng, A. M. Thouphique, A. Ofei, J. Oduro, D. Atitogo, J. H. Bonney, S. C. Paintsil, W. Ampofo

Department of Virology

Ghana Health Service

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Abstract

Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease endemic in West Africa but with no previous case reported in Ghana. We describe the first two laboratory confirmed cases of Lassa fever from the Ashanti Region of Ghana detected in October and December, 2011.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-170
Number of pages	5
Journal	Ghana Medical Journal
Volume	46
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2012

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