Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2015)

Novel Arenavirus Isolates from Namaqua Rock Mice, Namibia, Southern Africa

  • Peter T. Witkowski,
  • René Kallies,
  • Julia Hoveka,
  • Brita Auste,
  • Ndapewa L. Ithete,
  • Katarína Šoltys,
  • Tomáš Szemes,
  • Sung Sup Park,
  • Wolfgang Preiser,
  • Boris Klempa,
  • John K.E. Mfune,
  • Detlev H. Kruger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.141341
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 7
pp. 1213 – 1216

Abstract

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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.

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