Lassa Fever Insights: Epidemiology, Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics of Ribavirin, Mechanisms against Arenaviruses and its Novel Application in the Future
Oguh Collins Egwu, Peter Kukeunim Ukeh, Zephaniah Jesse Cegbeyi, Nkem Usha Eze-Ugbogulu, Oyigbo Gladys Nneka, Mohamed Dumbuya, Chindo Ibrahim Bisallah, Michael Ochigbo Onyilo, Patrick Bidi Gimba, Jiya Samuel Ndagi, Abbah Okpachi Christophere & Sebastian Yennan · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024
Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever illness caused by Lassa virus which is zoonotics, or animal-borne. The virus is a member of the arena virus family, which is an RNA single-stranded virus. Ribavirin therapy is use for treatment and the antiviral abilities of ribavir...
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10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i12399