TY - JOUR AU - Olayemi, Ayodeji AU - Obadare, Adeoba AU - Oyeyiola, Akinlabi AU - Igbokwe, Joseph AU - Fasogbon, Ayobami AU - Igbahenah, Felix AU - Ortsega, Daniel AU - Asogun, Danny AU - Umeh, Prince AU - Vakkai, Innocent AU - Abejegah, Chukwuyem AU - Pahlman, Meike AU - Becker-Ziaja, Beate AU - Günther, Stephan AU - Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth T1 - Arenavirus Diversity and Phylogeography of Mastomys natalensis Rodents, Nigeria T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 4 SP - 694 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Mastomys natalensis rodents are natural hosts for Lassa virus (LASV). Detection of LASV in 2 mitochondrial phylogroups of the rodent near the Niger and Benue Rivers in Nigeria underlines the potential for LASV emergence in fresh phylogroups of this rodent. A Mobala-like sequence was also detected in eastern Nigeria. KW - Lassa KW - Mastomys natalensis KW - arenaviruses KW - Nigeria KW - West Africa KW - phylogeography KW - rodents KW - lineages KW - phylogroups KW - hemorrhagic fever KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid2204.150155 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/4/15-0155_article ER - End of Reference