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Article: Research on arenavirus reported by J.M. Rojek et al.
- Article from:
- Virus Weekly
- Article date:
- October 14, 2008
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According to recent research from Lausanne, Switzerland, "The Old World arenavirus Lassa virus (LASV) is the causative agent of severe viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in humans and is the most prevalent human pathogen among arenaviruses. The present study investigated the largely unknown mechanisms of cell entry of LASV, a process know to be mediated solely by the virus envelope glycoprotein (GP)."
"To circumvent biosafety restrictions associated with the use of live LASV, we used reverse genetics to generate a recombinant variant of the prototypic arenavirus lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) expressing the LASV GP (rLCMV-LASVGP). The rescued rLCMV-LASVGP ...
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Article: WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE: 16 NEW HUMAN CASES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
September 29, 2006 ;
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...The Mississippi Department of Health issued the following news release: This week the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) reported 16 new West Nile virus (WNV) human cases, bringing the state's WNV human case total to 147. MDH reported two new WNV human deaths, one in a Forrest County resident
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