Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mastomys natalensis and Lassa fever, West Africa.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Lecompte, Emilie et al.
- Affiliation:
- Philipps University Institute of Virology · Germany
Abstract
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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