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Report of a fatal case of Lassa fever in Parakou in 2018: clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic aspects

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3587-6

Published Online: 2018-12-17

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Attinsounon, Cossi Angelo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-2311
Ossibi Ibara, Bienvenu Rolland

Alassani, Adébayo

Adé, Serge

Saké, Khadidjatou

Glèlè Kakaï, Clément

Dovonou, Albert
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Article History

Received: 6 April 2018

Accepted: 4 December 2018

First Online: 17 December 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study was approved by the Local Ethical Committee for Biomedical Research of the University of Parakou (Ref 0089/CLERB-UP/P/SP/R/SA). The survey was anonymous and confidential. Follow up of the contact subjects was conducted by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit of the Borgou’s Departmental Health Office. All contact subjects gave their oral consent to participate in the follow-up. Data resulting from contact subjects follow-up were treated confidentially and anonymously.

: Written informed consent to publish the case was obtained from the first wife of the patient.

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