Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis in Michigan

Erik S. Foster*

, Kimberly A. Signs*, David R. Marks†, Hema Kapoor*¹, Margaret Casey*, Mary Grace Stobierski*, and Edward D Walker‡

Author affiliations: *Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan, USA; †United States Department of Agriculture, Okemos, Michigan, USA; ‡Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

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Methylamine tungstate negative-stain electron micrograph of arenavirus isolated from mouse spleen homogenate cultures that tested positive by immunofluorescence assay for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection. Viral envelope spikes and projections are visible, and virion inclusions show a sandy appearance, indicating Arenaviridae.

Figure. Methylamine tungstate negative-stain electron micrograph of arenavirus isolated from mouse spleen homogenate cultures that tested positive by immunofluorescence assay for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection. Viral envelope spikes and projections are visible, and virion inclusions show a sandy appearance, indicating Arenaviridae.

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¹Current affiliation: Quest Diagnostics, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA

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