Mastomys natalensis and Lassa Fever, West Africa
In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jg. 12 (2006), Heft 12, S. 1971-1974
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PCR screening of 1,482 murid rodents from 13 genera caught in 18 different localities of Guinea, West Africa, showed Lassa virus infection only in molecularly typed Mastomys natalensis. Distribution of this rodent and relative abundance compared with M. erythroleucus correlates geographically with Lassa virus seroprevalence in humans.
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Mastomys natalensis and Lassa Fever, West Africa
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Lecompte, Emilie ; Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth ; Daffis, Stéphane ; Koulémou, Kékoura ; Sylla, Oumar ; Kourouma, Fodé ; Doré, Amadou ; Soropogui, Barré ; Aniskin, Vladimir ; Allali, Bernard K. ; Stéphane Kouassi Kan ; Lalis, Aude ; Koivogui, Lamine ; Günther, Stephan ; Denys, Christiane ; Jan ter Meulen |
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Zeitschrift: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jg. 12 (2006), Heft 12, S. 1971-1974 |
Veröffentlichung: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 (print) ; 1080-6059 (print) |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1212.060812 |
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