Prevalence and risk factors of Lassa seropositivity in inhabitants of the forest region of Guinea: a cross-sectional study.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on November 17, 2009

Authors

Solen Kernéis1, Lamine Koivogui, N'Faly Magassouba, Kekoura Koulemou, Rosamund Lewis, Aristide Aplogan, Rebecca F Grais, Philippe J Guerin, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet

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1: Epicentre, Paris, France. solen.kerneis@cch.aphp.com

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