Lassa Virus Live Tracking and Lineage Assignment: How Nextstrain Can Enhance Surveillance and Public Health in Africa and Beyond Lassa virus (LASV), a zoonotic, bi-segmented arenavirus endemic to West Africa, causes seasonal epidemics with substantial morbidity and mortality. Increasing frequency of exported cases emphasises...

New article shows how #Nextstrain based live tracking and lineage assignment for #LassaVirus can strengthen #GenomicSurveillance and #PublicHealth response in Africa and beyond 🔬🦠🌍 #Virology
📄 https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2026.2640699
👤 EVBC: Knut Reinert, Denise Kühnert