Two Novel Arenaviruses Detected in Pygmy Mice, Ghana
- Karl C. Kronmann
- Shirley Nimo-Paintsil
- Fady Guirguis
- Lisha C. Kronmann
- Kofi Bonney
- Kwasi Obiri-Danso
- William Ampofo
- Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Publication date
November 2013
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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
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