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

Castel, Guillaume; Kant, Ravi; Badou, Sylvestre; Etougbétché, Jonas; Dossou, Henri-Joël; Gauthier, Philippe; Houéménou, Gualbert; Smura, Teemu; Sironen, Tarja; Dobigny, Gauthier

doi:10.3201/eid2710.210268

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

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10 2021
By Castel, Guillaume ; Kant, Ravi ; Badou, Sylvestre ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Castel, Guillaume ; Kant, Ravi ; Badou, Sylvestre ; Etougbétché, Jonas ; Dossou, Henri-Joël ; Gauthier, Philippe ; Houéménou, Gualbert ; Smura, Teemu ; Sironen, Tarja ; Dobigny, Gauthier
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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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Animals Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome Phylogeny Rats Seoul Virus
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Emerg Infect Dis. 27(10):2704-2706
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34545795
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PMC8462318
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Journal Article
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Benin
Location:

Africa
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27
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10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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