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Mastomys natalensis and Lassa fever, West Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, No. 12, Year 2006

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 Lassa virus seroprevalence in humans.

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Citations: 190
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi: 10.3201/eid1212.060812
e-ISSN: 10806059
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Guinea

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