Genetic Characterization of Seoul Virus in the Seaport of Cotonou, Benin

Seoul virus is a zoonotic pathogen carried by the brown rat Rattus norvegicus. Information on its circulation in Africa is limited. In this study, the virus was detected in 37.5% of brown rats captured in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin. Phylogenetic analyses place this virus in Seoul virus li...

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Autores principales: Castel, Guillaume, Kant, Ravi, Badou, Sylvestre, Etougbétché, Jonas, Dossou, Henri-Joël, Gauthier, Philippe, Houéménou, Gualbert, Smura, Teemu, Sironen, Tarja, Dobigny, Gauthier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34545795
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.210268
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Sumario:Seoul virus is a zoonotic pathogen carried by the brown rat Rattus norvegicus. Information on its circulation in Africa is limited. In this study, the virus was detected in 37.5% of brown rats captured in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin. Phylogenetic analyses place this virus in Seoul virus lineage 7.

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