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==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs179/en/index.html WHO factsheet]
* [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/virlfvr/virlfvr.htm CDC info - viral fevers]
* [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/virlfvr/virlfvr.htm CDC info - viral fevers]
* [http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/VHF/menu.htm Health Protection Agency - viral haemorrhagic fevers]


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Revision as of 19:16, 23 November 2012

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Lassa virus
TEM micrograph of Lassa virus virions.
TEM micrograph of Lassa virus virions.
Virus classification
Group: Group V ((-)ssRNA)
Family: Arenaviridae
Genus: Arenavirus
Species: Lassa virus

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

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