Experimental Morogoro Virus Infection in Its Natural Host, <i>Mastomys natalensis</i>

Experimental Morogoro Virus Infection in Its Natural Host, <i>Mastomys natalensis</i>

Natural hosts of most arenaviruses are rodents. The human-pathogenic Lassa virus and several non-pathogenic arenaviruses such as Morogoro virus (MORV) share the same host species, namely <i>Mastomys natalensis</i> (<i>M. natalensis</i>). In this study, we investigated the his...

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Main Authors: Chris Hoffmann, Stephanie Wurr, Elisa Pallasch, Sabrina Bockholt, Toni Rieger, Stephan Günther, Lisa Oestereich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
arenavirus
<i>Mastomys natalensis</i>
natural host
virus–host barrier
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/851

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