Two Novel Arenaviruses Detected in Pygmy Mice, Ghana

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 capt...

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Autores principales: Kronmann, Karl C., Nimo-Paintsil, Shirley, Guirguis, Fady, Kronmann, Lisha C., Bonney, Kofi, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Ampofo, William, Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24188212
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1911.121491

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24188212
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1911.121491

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