Genome Sequence of Lassa Virus Isolated from the First Domestically Acquired Case in Germany

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00938-16

. 2016 Sep 22;4(5):e00938-16.

doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00938-16.

Genome Sequence of Lassa Virus Isolated from the First Domestically Acquired Case in Germany

Svenja Wolff ¹, Tilman Schultze ², Sarah Katharina Fehling ¹, Jan Philipp Mengel ², Gerrit Kann ³, Timo Wolf ³, Markus Eickmann ¹, Stephan Becker ¹, Torsten Hain ⁴, Thomas Strecker ⁵

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¹ Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany.
² German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
³ Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
⁴ German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany torsten.hain@mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de strecker@staff.uni-marburg.de.
⁵ Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany torsten.hain@mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de strecker@staff.uni-marburg.de.

PMID: 27660771
PMCID: PMC5034122
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00938-16

Genome Sequence of Lassa Virus Isolated from the First Domestically Acquired Case in Germany

Svenja Wolff et al. Genome Announc. 2016.

. 2016 Sep 22;4(5):e00938-16.

doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00938-16.

Authors

Svenja Wolff ¹, Tilman Schultze ², Sarah Katharina Fehling ¹, Jan Philipp Mengel ², Gerrit Kann ³, Timo Wolf ³, Markus Eickmann ¹, Stephan Becker ¹, Torsten Hain ⁴, Thomas Strecker ⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany.
² German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
³ Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
⁴ German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany torsten.hain@mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de strecker@staff.uni-marburg.de.
⁵ Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Germany torsten.hain@mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de strecker@staff.uni-marburg.de.

PMID: 27660771
PMCID: PMC5034122
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00938-16

Abstract

Lassa virus (LASV) is a zoonotic, hemorrhagic fever-causing virus endemic in West Africa, for which no approved vaccines or specific treatment options exist. Here, we report the genome sequence of LASV isolated from the first case of acquired Lassa fever disease outside of Africa.

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[1] Sogoba N, Feldmann H, Safronetz D. 2012. Lassa fever in West Africa: evidence for an expanded region of endemicity. Zoonoses Public Health 59(suppl 2):43–47. doi:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01469.x. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Sogoba N, Feldmann H, Safronetz D. 2012. Lassa fever in West Africa: evidence for an expanded region of endemicity. Zoonoses Public Health 59(suppl 2):43–47. doi:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01469.x. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Fichet-Calvet E, Rogers DJ. 2009. Risk maps of Lassa fever in West Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e388. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000388. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Fichet-Calvet E, Rogers DJ. 2009. Risk maps of Lassa fever in West Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e388. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000388. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Olayemi A, Cadar D, Magassouba N, Obadare A, Kourouma F, Oyeyiola A, Fasogbon S, Igbokwe J, Rieger T, Bockholt S, Jérôme H, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Garigliany M, Lorenzen S, Igbahenah F, Fichet JN, Ortsega D, Omilabu S, Günther S, Fichet-Calvet E. 2016. New hosts of the Lassa virus. Sci Rep 6:25280. doi:10.1038/srep25280. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Olayemi A, Cadar D, Magassouba N, Obadare A, Kourouma F, Oyeyiola A, Fasogbon S, Igbokwe J, Rieger T, Bockholt S, Jérôme H, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Garigliany M, Lorenzen S, Igbahenah F, Fichet JN, Ortsega D, Omilabu S, Günther S, Fichet-Calvet E. 2016. New hosts of the Lassa virus. Sci Rep 6:25280. doi:10.1038/srep25280. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Lecompte E, Fichet-Calvet E, Daffis S, Koulémou K, Sylla O, Kourouma F, Doré A, Soropogui B, Aniskin V, Allali B, Kouassi Kan S, Lalis A, Koivogui L, Günther S, Denys C, ter Meulen J. 2006. Mastomys natalensis and Lassa fever, West Africa. Emerg Infect Dis 12:1971–1974. doi:10.3201/eid1212.060812. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Lecompte E, Fichet-Calvet E, Daffis S, Koulémou K, Sylla O, Kourouma F, Doré A, Soropogui B, Aniskin V, Allali B, Kouassi Kan S, Lalis A, Koivogui L, Günther S, Denys C, ter Meulen J. 2006. Mastomys natalensis and Lassa fever, West Africa. Emerg Infect Dis 12:1971–1974. doi:10.3201/eid1212.060812. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Fisher-Hoch SP, Tomori O, Nasidi A, Perez-Oronoz GI, Fakile Y, Hutwagner L, McCormick JB. 1995. Review of cases of nosocomial Lassa fever in Nigeria: the high price of poor medical practice. BMJ 311:857–859. doi:10.1136/bmj.311.7009.857. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Fisher-Hoch SP, Tomori O, Nasidi A, Perez-Oronoz GI, Fakile Y, Hutwagner L, McCormick JB. 1995. Review of cases of nosocomial Lassa fever in Nigeria: the high price of poor medical practice. BMJ 311:857–859. doi:10.1136/bmj.311.7009.857. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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