Part Description

LP17704-5   Lassa virus
Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever first described in 1969 in the Nigerian town of Lassa in the Yedseram River valley. Clinical cases of the disease had been known for over a decade earlier but not connected with this viral pathogen.The infection is endemic in West African countries, causing many deaths. Outbreaks of the disease have been observed in the following countries: Nigeria Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea Central African Republic but it is believed that human infections also exist in: Democratic Republic of the Congo Mali Senegal It is also the most common hemorrhagic fever that is exported beyond its endemic area to countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, and Israel. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Lassa virus (Wikipedia)

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Fully-Specified Name
Lassa virus RNA:PrThr:Pt:{Specimen}:Ord:{Molgen}
Long Common Name
Lassa virus RNA [Presence] in Specimen by Molgen
Short Name
LASV RNA Spec Ql
Display Name
Lassa virus RNA Molgen Ql (Specimen)
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Lassa virus, Specimen

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Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.83
Last Updated
Version 2.83 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Both

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LOINC GroupGroup Name
LG32763-1Lassa virus

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