Arenavirus Diversity and Phylogeography of Mastomys natalensis Rodents, Nigeria
- Ayodeji Olayemi
- Adeoba Obadare
- Akinlabi Oyeyiola
- Joseph Igbokwe
- Ayobami Fasogbon
- Felix Igbahenah
- Daniel Ortsega
- Danny Asogun
- Prince Umeh
- Innocent Vakkai
- Chukwuyem Abejegah
- Meike Pahlman
- Beate Becker-Ziaja
- Stephan Günther
- Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Publication date
April 2016
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Mastomys natalensis rodents are natural hosts for Lassa virus (LASV). Detection of LASV in 2 mitochondrial phylogroups of the rodent near the Niger and Benue Rivers in Nigeria underlines the potential for LASV emergence in fresh phylogroups of this rodent. A Mobala-like sequence was also detected in eastern Nigeria
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