Lassa Virus in Pygmy Mice, Benin, 2016–2017

Anges Yadouléton, Achaz Agolinou, Fodé Kourouma, Raoul Saizonou, Meike Pahlmann, Sonia Kossou Bedié, Honoré Bankole, Beate Becker‐Ziaja, Fernand Gbaguidi, Anke Thielebein,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2019 · 44 citations · 8 references

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Lassa virus has been identified in 3 pygmy mice, Mus baoulei, in central Benin. The glycoprotein and nucleoprotein sequences cluster with the Togo strain. These mice may be a new reservoir for Lassa virus in Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

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