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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.3201/eid2107.141341
Titel (primär) Novel arenavirus isolates from Namaqua rock mice, Namibia, Southern Africa
Autor Witkowski, P.T.; Kallies, R.; Hoveka, J.; Auste, B.; Ithete, N.I.; Šoltys, K.; Szemes, T.; Drosten, C.; Preiser, W.; Klempa, B.; Mfune, J.K.E.; Kruger, D.H.
Quelle Emerging Infectious Diseases
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
Department UMB
Band/Volume 21
Heft 7
Seite von 1213
Seite bis 1216
Sprache englisch
UFZ Querschnittsthemen RU1;
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.
Witkowski, P.T., Kallies, R., Hoveka, J., Auste, B., Ithete, N.I., Šoltys, K., Szemes, T., Drosten, C., Preiser, W., Klempa, B., Mfune, J.K.E., Kruger, D.H. (2015):
Novel arenavirus isolates from Namaqua rock mice, Namibia, Southern Africa
Emerg. Infect. Dis. 21 (7), 1213 - 1216 10.3201/eid2107.141341