Lassa Virus in Pygmy Mice, Benin, 2016–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Yadouleton, Anges ; Agolinou, Achaz ; Kourouma, Fodé ; Saizonou, Raoul ; Pahlmann, Meike ; Bedié, Sonia Kossou ; Bankolé, Honoré ; Becker-Ziaja, Beate ; Gbaguidi, Fernand ; Thielebein, Anke ; Magassouba, N’Faly ; Duraffour, Sophie ; Baptiste, Jean-Pierre ; Günther, Stephan ; Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth
• Description:
  Lassa virus has been identified in 3 pygmy mice, Mus baoulei, in central Benin. The glycoprotein and nucleoprotein sequences cluster with the Togo strain. These mice may be a new reservoir for Lassa virus in Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
• Subjects:
  Animals Disease Reservoirs Humans Lassa Fever Lassa Virus Mice Phylogeny Rats Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(10):1977-1979
• Pubmed ID:
  31365854
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6759236
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Benin
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e2f2445b8a4cd7487005d73fc962cf8fb348d4fcfd607adff6cac36bf55b1be3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/82932/cdc_82932_DS1.pdf
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