Bower, H, Akpogheneta, O, Kanneh, Z, Jusu, B, Kanneh, L, Alhasan, F, Gbakie, M and Shieffelin, J. 2020. Data for: "Boosting understanding of Lassa Fever virus epidemiology: field testing a novel assay to identify past Lassa Fever virus infection in blood and oral fluids of survivors and unexposed controls in Sierra Leone". [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001992.
Bower, H, Akpogheneta, O, Kanneh, Z, Jusu, B, Kanneh, L, Alhasan, F, Gbakie, M and Shieffelin, J. Data for: "Boosting understanding of Lassa Fever virus epidemiology: field testing a novel assay to identify past Lassa Fever virus infection in blood and oral fluids of survivors and unexposed controls in Sierra Leone". [Internet] LSHTM Data Compass. London, United Kingdom: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001992.
Bower, H, Akpogheneta, O, Kanneh, Z, Jusu, B, Kanneh, L, Alhasan, F, Gbakie, M and Shieffelin, J (2020). Data for: "Boosting understanding of Lassa Fever virus epidemiology: field testing a novel assay to identify past Lassa Fever virus infection in blood and oral fluids of survivors and unexposed controls in Sierra Leone". [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001992.
Description
Quantitative dataset and study tools that underpin the development and validation of a novel Double Antigen Binding Assay identifying anti-Lassa Fever Virus IgG antibodies for the investigation of past infection with Lassa Fever Virus in plasma and oral fluid. Study tools include protocol, questionnaire, consent forms, laboratory information for users, and other details.
Additional information
Data and accompanying files have been submitted to the repository and are currently being reviewed. This record will be updated when the review process is complete.
Keywords
Description of data capture | Participants were interviewed face to face using a standardised questionnaire after which oral Fluid and blood samples were collected. Samples were analysed in a laboratory in Sierra Leone by study staff. | ||||||||
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Data capture method | Questionnaire: Fixed form | ||||||||
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Date (Completed) | 15 December 2020 | ||||||||
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Language(s) of written materials | English |
Data Creators | Bower, H, Akpogheneta, O, Kanneh, Z, Jusu, B, Kanneh, L, Alhasan, F, Gbakie, M and Shieffelin, J |
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Associated roles | Grant, D (Co-Investigator), Tedder, R (Co-Investigator), Dicks, S (Co-Investigator), Ijaz, S (Co-Investigator) and Edem-Hotah, J (Hosting Institution) |
LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
Research Group | Uk Public Health Rapid Support Team |
Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Public Health England, Sierra Leone National Lassa Fever Unit, Kenema General Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone, Faculty of Nursing, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown |
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Depositor | Hilary Bower |
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Date Deposited | 16 Dec 2020 16:51 |
Last Modified | 16 Dec 2020 16:51 |
Publisher | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
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Data
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Filename: LOFA_dataset.txt
Description: Lassa Fever Oral Fluid ELISA Assay dataset
Licence: Data Sharing Agreement
Content type: Dataset
File size: 53B
Mime-Type: text/plain