lassa fever

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Lassa fever is endemic to West Africa, the virus kills thousands of people each year.
拉沙热在西非流行，该病毒每年可杀死成千上万的人。
Scientists have developed the common marmoset monkey as a new animal model for Lassa fever research.
科学家最近已成功把常见的绒猴作为新的供拉沙热研究的动物模型。
Lassa fever is an acute viral illness of one to four weeks duration caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus family of viruses.
拉沙热是一种由沙粒病毒属中的拉沙病毒引起的，可持续一至四周的急性病毒性疾病。
The main methods of controlling Lassa Fever are isolation of cases, disinfection, surveillance of contacts and rodent control.
控制拉沙热的主要方法是隔离病例、消毒、监测接触者和控制啮齿动物。
Major epidemic areas: Lassa fever spreads mainly in West Africa. Imported cases were reported in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Canada and Japan.
主要流行地区：主要流行于西非。英国、荷兰、德国、加拿大和日本有输入病例报道。