Two Novel Arenaviruses Detected in Pygmy Mice, Ghana

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kronmann, Karl C. ; Nimo-Paintsil, Shirley ; Guirguis, Fady ; Kronmann, Lisha C. ; Bonney, Kofi ; Obiri-Danso, Kwasi ; Ampofo, William ; Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth
• Description:
  Two arenaviruses were detected in pygmy mice (Mus spp.) by screening 764 small mammals in Ghana. The Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), the known Lassa virus reservoir, was the dominant indoor rodent species in 4 of 10 sites, and accounted for 27% of all captured rodents. No rodent captured indoors tested positive for an arenavirus.
• Subjects:
  Arenaviruses Dispatch Lassa Fever Lassa Virus Murinae Pygmy Mice Rodentia Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(11):1832-1835.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ghana
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f247fdc9bcd9337076aae97acf0c6231fd5edd24ff1fafe82c1d23c083565c5b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20963/cdc_20963_DS1.pdf
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