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Virus Name:
Lassa
Abbreviation:
LASV
Status
Not Arbovirus
Select Agent
Yes
SALS Level
4
SALS Basis
Results of SALS surveys and information from the Catalogue.
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Antigenic Group
Tacaribe
Remarks
This is considered to be an extremely dangerous virus to work with in the laboratory; it should be handled only by competent individuals, in specially built, air-leak-proof facilities. Cultures of Vero cell line are the choice method for isolation and neutralization tests. There is no evidence indicating that this is an arbovirus.
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