Mopeia virus-related arenavirus in natal multimammate mice, Morogoro, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: A serosurvey involving 2,520 small mammals from Tanzania identified a hot spot of arenavirus circulation in Morogoro. Molecular screening detected a new arenavirus in Natal multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis), Morogoro virus, related to Mopeia virus. Only a small percentage of mice carry Morogoro virus, although a large proportion shows specific antibodies.

SUBMITTER: Gunther S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3044542 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature