Abstract
Arenaviruses are feared as agents that cause viral hemorrhagic fevers. We report the identification, isolation, and genetic characterization of 2 novel arenaviruses from Namaqua rock mice in Namibia. These findings extend knowledge of the distribution and diversity of arenaviruses in Africa.
Keywords:
Africa; Namibia; arenavirus; emerging diseases; rock mice; viruses; zoonoses; zoonotic infectious diseases.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Arenaviridae Infections / diagnosis
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Arenaviridae Infections / veterinary*
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Arenaviridae Infections / virology
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Arenavirus / genetics
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Arenavirus / isolation & purification*
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Chlorocebus aethiops
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Genome, Viral
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High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Muridae / virology*
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Namibia
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Rodent Diseases / diagnosis
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Rodent Diseases / virology*
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Vero Cells