In a study of Lassa fever in Sierra Leone, West Africa, we identified two variables associated
with a high risk of death, and we evaluated the efficacy of ribavirin and Lassa virus …

The adverse impact of ignoring multicollinearity on findings and data interpretation in
regression analysis is very well documented in the statistical literature. The failure to identify …

Ebola virus is very pathogenic in humans. It induces an acute hemorrhagic fever that leads
to death in about 70% of patients 1. We compared the immune responses of patients who …

In studies of Lassa fever in Sierra Leone, the prevalence. of human antibody to Lassa virus
ranged from 8% to 52%. Mastomys natalensis, the reservoir of Lassa virus, constituted 50 …

Abstract Between 31 July and 6 October 1979, 34 cases of Ebola virus disease (22 of which
were fatal) occurred among five families in a rural district of southern Sudan; the disease …

A prospective case-control study of Lassa fever was established in Sierra Leone to measure
the frequency and case-fatality ratio of Lassa fever among febrile hospital admissions and to …

The goal of the study was to determine the association between diabetes and inflammation
in clinically diagnosed diabetes patients. We hypothesized that low-grade inflammation in …

Objectives To review current knowledge on the epidemiological, clinical and biological
impact of the pandemic of obesity and diabetes on pneumonias. Methods We conducted a …

Summary The 2013–2015 West African epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reminds us
of how little is known about biosafety level 4 viruses. Like Ebola virus, Lassa virus (LASV) …

Lassa fever remains a serious challenge to public health in West Africa threatening both
local residents in rural areas and those who serve them, particularly medical care providers …