Orthopoxvirus Infections in Rodents, Nigeria, 2018-2019.

Authors :: Meseko C
Adedeji A
Shittu I
Obishakin E
Nanven M
Suleiman L
Okomah D
Tyakaray V
Kolade D
Yinka-Ogunleye A
Muhammad S
Morgan CN
Matheny A
Nakazawa Y
McCollum A
Doty JB
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2023 Feb; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 433-434.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: To investigate animal reservoirs of monkeypox virus in Nigeria, we sampled 240 rodents during 2018-2019. Molecular (real-time PCR) and serologic (IgM) evidence indicated orthopoxvirus infections, but presence of monkeypox virus was not confirmed. These results can be used to develop public health interventions to reduce human infection with orthopoxviruses.