Lassa fever

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Web Resources for Lassa fever
ICD 10 code: A96.2
Relevant Clinical Literature
Pubmed on Lassa fever
RCT with Lassa fever
Systematic reviews of Lassa fever
Lassa fever in N Eng J Med, Lancet, JAMA, BMJ
Lassa fever in Cochrane Collaboration
TRIP Database on Lassa fever
Google Scholar on Lassa fever
Bandolier on Lassa fever
UK Guidance
NHS Evidence on Lassa fever
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination databases -DARE & NHS EED (evaluates reliability of research)
Nice Guidance on Lassa fever
Prodigy Guidance on Lassa fever
Other Wikis
Medpedia on Lassa fever (Less technical, good quality control)
Wikipedia on Lassa fever (Less technical, ? quality control)

Lassa fever is a West African viral haemorrhagic fever spread by the vector Mastomys natalensis and caused by lassa virus. It is manifest by insidious onset of:

It has a death rate of about 10%. Human to human respiratory spread is common.

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