Sympatric occurrence of 3 arenaviruses, Tanzania.
To determine the specificity of Morogoro virus for its reservoir host, we studied its host range and genetic diversity in Tanzania. We found that 2 rodent species other than Mastomys natalensis mice carry arenaviruses. Analysis of 340 nt of the viral RNA polymerase gene showed sympatric occurrence of 3 distinct arenaviruses.
de Bellocq
Joëlle Goüy
JG
Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium. joelle.gouydebellocq@ua.ac.be
Borremans
Benny
B
Katakweba
Abdul
A
Makundi
Rhodes
R
Baird
Stuart J E
SJ
Becker-Ziaja
Beate
B
Günther
Stephan
S
Leirs
Herwig
H
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D001117:Arenaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D018050:Arenavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000821:virology; D051379:Mice / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology