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"Lujo" ... new deadly virus

While Italy does deal with a flu virus "murderess" that "takes its toll" operating in a scenario drawn up by art to those that define the true geniuses of the crime, a new virus, very attractive for real specialists typically makes its way into the forgotten southern Africa.

"Lujo" is a virus described in 2008 during an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever epidemic in Zambia. The first case was noted in a woman owner of a travel agency established in the African nation. The paramedic who had assisted in Lusaka had died of the infection and also the Assistant health who were taking care of her were infected, then was rushed to Johannesburg to avoid the worst. Initially

This virus was isolated only in Zambia but later the epidemic has spread even to health workers in South Africa after contact with the victims.

With the help of Ian W. Lipkin, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York, has carried out the sequencing of the viral genome that has proven useful in framing this virus as belonging to the group of Old World Arenavirus. Comparisons with other viral genome sequences also showed that "Lujo" is only remotely similar to the virus that causes Lassa fever.

After the new virus has been associated five cases of viral hemorrhagic fever first broke out in September 2008. In four cases the infection has proved fatal. The fifth case treated with ribavirin, an antiviral used in the treatment of Lassa fever, survived, however, the effectiveness of ribavirin Lujo against the virus remains unknown.

symptoms which are Lujo occurs: muscle pain, high fever, severe bouts of diarrhea and rash. Few, however, the certainties about how contagion, scientists suspect, they should be typical of haemorrhagic fevers and then direct contact with infected blood or bodily secretions.

If the number of those infected were to increase, given the lethality in 80% of cases, the virus "Lujo" pandemic could cause regret, but not aggressive H1N1. But this is very unlikely ...