Lassa virus: seroepidemiological survey of rodents caught in Ekpoma and environs.

Autor: Okoror LE; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State Nigeria. Larison86@yahoo.com, Esumeh FI, Agbonlahor DE, Umolu PI
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical doctor [Trop Doct] 2005 Jan; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 16-7.
DOI: 10.1258/0049475053001912
Abstrakt: Of the 876 rodents caught in different parts of Ekpoma, Nigeria, and environs, 218 were Mastomys natalensis, while 658 were other rodents. Of the 218 M. natalensis caught, 102 (46.79%) were positive for complement fixing antibody to Lassa virus.
Databáze: MEDLINE