%0 Journal Article
%T Postexposure prophylaxis for Lassa fever: Experience from a recent outbreak in Nigeria
%A Attah Okwute
%A Daisy E. Isa
%A Daria Spicola
%A Gomerep S. Simji
%A Joseph Anejo-Okopi
%A Kelly O. Iraoyah
%A Mark O. Okolo
%A Samson E. Isa
%A Shehu Y. Nathan
%J Archive of "Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association".
%D 2016
%R 10.4103/0300-1652.188362
%X Secondary transmission of Lassa fever (LF) occurs in the community and in health-care facilities, and is associated with high fatality in Nigeria. We investigated the role of oral ribavirin postexposure prophylaxis (orPEP) in preventing LF among the primary contacts of confirmed cases from December 2015 to March 2016
%K Lassa fever
%K Nigeria
%K oral ribavirin
%K prophylaxis
%K secondary transmission
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995818/