title: Mouse-to-human transmission of variant lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.
abstract: A case of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection led to investigation of the reservoir. LCMV was detected in mice trapped at the patient's home, and 12 isolates were recovered. Genetic analysis showed that human and mouse LCMVs were identical and that this LCMV strain was highly divergent from previously characterized LCMV.
authors.affiliation: Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Emonet
authors.forename: Karine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Retornaz
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: de Lamballerie
authors.forename: Rémi N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Charrel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000821:virology; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000821:virology; D008216:Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008217:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral