Novel Arenavirus, Zambia

Ishii, Akihiro; Thomas, Yuka; Moonga, Ladslav; Nakamura, Ichiro; Ohnuma, Aiko; Hang’ombe, Bernard; Takada, Ayato; Mweene, Aaron; Sawa, Hirofumi

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Novel Arenavirus, Zambia

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Oct 2011
By Ishii, Akihiro ; Thomas, Yuka ; Moonga, Ladslav ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Ishii, Akihiro ; Thomas, Yuka ; Moonga, Ladslav ; Nakamura, Ichiro ; Ohnuma, Aiko ; Hang’ombe, Bernard ; Takada, Ayato ; Mweene, Aaron ; Sawa, Hirofumi
Description:

To investigate arenavirus in Zambia, we characterized virus from the kidneys of 5 arenavirus RNA-positive rodents (Mastomys natalensis) among 263 captured. Full-genome sequences of the viruses suggested that they were new strains similar to Lassa virus-related arenaviruses. Analyzing samples from additional rodents and other species can elucidate epizootiologic aspects of arenaviruses.
Subjects:

Animals Arenaviridae Infections Arenavirus Arenavirus Infections Dispatch Hemorrhagic Fevers Mastomys Natalensis Molecular Sequence Data Murinae Old World Arenaviruses Phylogeny RNA, Viral Rodent Diseases Viral Viral Matrix Proteins Viruses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1921-1924.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Zambia
Location:

Africa
Volume:

17
Issue:

10
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:a89184a7b17fe298fca3e876b28d9b013f522d6e95cf429bd791926561410912
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18483/cdc_18483_DS1.pdf
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