Lassa fever virus

The Hendra virus belongs to the genus Henipavirus which also contains the Nipah virus which has also caused disease outbreaks. Mastomys rodents breed frequently produce large numbers of offspring and are numerous in the savannas and forests of west central and east.

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Oyo State government has called on all residents of the state to remain calm over the reported cases of the Lassa fever in Iwajowa local government area.

. Nigeria has set up an emergency response centre to contain rising cases of Lassa fever after 26 people were killed in the past three weeks the countrys disease control agency said. Lassa virus is transmitted to man by infected multi-mammate rats and humans become infected from direct contact with the urine and faeces of the rat carrying the virus. The virus takes its name from the town of Lassa in northern Nigeria where it was first identified in 1969.

Download the 1xbet mobile app now and you will no longer have problems accessing the 1xbet site. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by rodents infected with Lassa fever virus. The reservoir or host of Lassa virus is a rodent known as the multimammate rat Mastomys natalensis.

Hendra virus scientific name Hendra henipavirus is a bat-borne virus that is associated with a highly fatal infection in horses and humans. Numerous disease outbreaks in Australia among horses have been caused by Hendra virus. The latest official version of the 1xbet mobile app.

Once infected this rodent is able to excrete virus in urine for an extended time period maybe for the rest of its life. Nigeria Africas most populous nation of some 210 million people is also battling with Covid-19 which has so far infected 252753 people and claimed 3134 lives according to an official tally. Access your favorite site through the 1xbet Android app.

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