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Descriptor English:
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Lassa virus
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Virus Lassa
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Vírus Lassa
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Tree Number:
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B04.820.057.070.100.500
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Definition English:
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A species of ARENAVIRUS, part of the Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD), and the etiologic agent of LASSA FEVER. LASSA VIRUS is a common infective agent in humans in West Africa. Its natural host is the multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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infection = LASSA FEVER
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History Note English:
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91(72); was see under ARENAVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under RNA VIRUSES 1972-77
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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8015
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Unique Identifier:
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D007836
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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