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Novel arenavirus isolates from Namaqua rock mice, Namibia, southern Africa

Authors :
Witkowski, Peter T.
Kallies, Rene
Hoveka, Julia
Auste, Brita
Ithete, Ndapewa L.
Soltys, Katarina
Szemes, Tomas
Drosten, Christian
Preiser, Wolfgang
Klempa, Boris
Mfune, John K.E.
Kruger, Detlev H.
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. July 1, 2015, p1213, 4 p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Arenaviruses are known to cause severe hemorrhagic fevers across the globe with case fatality rates up to 30% (1). The viruses possess a bisegmented, single-stranded RNA genome with ambisense coding [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
Health

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.422777716
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2106.141341