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Emerg Infect Dis
; 22(4): 694-7, 2016 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26982388
RESUMO
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.