Genetic Characterization of Seoul Virus in the Seaport of Cotonou, Benin.

ABSTRACT: Seoul virus is a zoonotic pathogen carried by the brown rat Rattus norvegicus. Information on its circulation in Africa is limited. In this study, the virus was detected in 37.5% of brown rats captured in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin. Phylogenetic analyses place this virus in Seoul virus lineage 7.

SUBMITTER: Castel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8462318 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature