Two Novel Arenaviruses Detected in Pygmy Mice, Ghana

Autor: Karl C. Kronmann, Shirley Nimo-Paintsil, Fady Guirguis, Lisha C. Kronmann, Kofi Bonney, Kwasi Obiri-Danso, William Ampofo, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 11, Pp 1832-1835 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1911.121491
Popis: Two arenaviruses were detected in pygmy mice (Mus spp.) by screening 764 small mammals in Ghana. The Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), the known Lassa virus reservoir, was the dominant indoor rodent species in 4 of 10 sites, and accounted for 27% of all captured rodents. No rodent captured indoors tested positive for an arenavirus.
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