Mastomys natalensis and Lassa Fever, West Africa. Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] Journal article | | Title | Mastomys natalensis and Lassa Fever, West Africa. | | Author(s) | Lecompte E | | Institution | Philipps University Institute of Virology, Marburg, Germany. | | Source | Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Dec; 12(12):1971-4. | | 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. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 17326956 |
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