Mastomys natalensis and Lassa Fever, West Africa
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 L...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0812_article |