<i>Mastomys natalensi</i>s and Lassa Fever, West Africa

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Émilie Lecompte · Philipps University of Marburg

Élisabeth Fichet-Calvet · Leiden University Medical Center

Stéphane Daffis · Philipps University of Marburg

Kékoura Koulemou · Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Oumar Sylla · Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Fodé Kourouma · Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Amadou Doré

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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Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Viral Infections and Vectors Zoonotic diseases and public health

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Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 12, Issue 12, pp. 1971-1974

DOI: 10.3201/eid1212.060812

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<i>Mastomys natalensi</i>s and Lassa Fever, West Africa

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