Independent Lineage of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Wood Mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), Spain

Independent Lineage of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Wood Mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), Spain

To clarify the presence of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) in Spain, we examined blood and tissue specimens from 866 small mammals. LCMV RNA was detected in 3 of 694 wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus). Phylogenetic analyses suggest that the strains constitute a new evolutionary lineage. LCMV...

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Main Authors: Juan Ledesma, Cesare Giovanni Fedele, Francisco Carro, Lourdes Lledó, María Paz Sánchez-Seco, Antonio Tenorio, Ramón Casimiro Soriguer, José Vicente Saz, Gerardo Domínguez, María Flora Rosas, Jesús Félix Barandika, María Isabel Gegúndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
arenavirus
rodents
Apodemus sylvaticus
Spain
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-0563_article

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