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

doi:10.3201/eid1911.121491

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

Ghana Detachment
University of Ghana
United States Navy
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Bernhard Nocht Insitute for Tropical Medicine
University of Antwerp

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1832-1835
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	19
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1911.121491
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

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