Novel arenavirus isolates from Namaqua rock mice, Namibia, Southern Africa
Date
2015-07
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Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
Arenaviruses are feared as agents that cause viral hemorrhagic fevers. We report the identification, isolation, and genetic characterization of 2 novel arenaviruses from Namaqua rock mice in Namibia. These findings extend knowledge of the distribution and diversity of arenaviruses in Africa.
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CITATION: Witkowski, P. T. et al. 2015. Novel arenavirus isolates from Namaqua rock mice, Namibia, Southern Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21(7):1213-1216, doi: 10.3201/eid2107.141341.
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The original publication is available at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid
Keywords
Arenavirus diseases -- Namibia, Mice -- Diseases -- Namibia
Citation
Witkowski, P. T. et al. 2015. Novel arenavirus isolates from Namaqua rock mice, Namibia, Southern Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21(7):1213-1216, doi: 10.3201/eid2107.141341.