High Diversity of RNA Viruses in Rodents, Ethiopia

High Diversity of RNA Viruses in Rodents, Ethiopia

We investigated synanthropic small mammals in the Ethiopian Highlands as potential reservoirs for human pathogens and found that 2 rodent species, the Ethiopian white-footed mouse and Awash multimammate mouse, are carriers of novel Mobala virus strains. The white-footed mouse also carries a novel ha...

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Main Authors: Yonas Meheretu, Dagmar Čížková, Jana Těšíková, Kiros Welegerima, Zewdneh Tomas, Dawit Kidane, Kokob Girmay, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Josef Bryja, Stephan Günther, Anna Bryjová, Herwig Leirs, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
RNA
viruses
rodents
Ethiopia
hantavirus
arenaviruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/12/12-0596_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/12/12-0596_article

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