Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2019)

Lassa and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Mali

  • Jan Baumann,
  • Mandy Knüpfer,
  • Judicael Ouedraogo,
  • Brehima Y. Traoré,
  • Asli Heitzer,
  • Bourama Kané,
  • Belco Maiga,
  • Mariam Sylla,
  • Bouréma Kouriba,
  • Roman Wölfel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181047
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 5
pp. 999 – 1002

Abstract

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We report detection of Lassa virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in the area of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Our investigation found 2 cases of infection with each of these viruses. These results show the potential for both of these viruses to be endemic to Mali.

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