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The first cases of Lassa fever in Ghana.

Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, S-A Ohene, Franklin Asiedu‐Bekoe, Joseph Amankwa, Badu Sarkodie, Michael Adjabeng, A M Thouphique, A Ofei, Joseph Kojo Oduro, D Atitogo,

PubMed · 2012 · 30 citations · 6 references

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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.

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Sara Atkin, S Anaraki, Philip Gothard et al. · Eurosurveillance · 2009 · 82 citations · Full text

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