TY - JOUR AU - Yadouleton, Anges AU - Agolinou, Achaz AU - Kourouma, Fodé AU - Saizonou, Raoul AU - Pahlmann, Meike AU - Bedié, Sonia Kossou AU - Bankolé, Honoré AU - Becker-Ziaja, Beate AU - Gbaguidi, Fernand AU - Thielebein, Anke AU - Magassouba, N’Faly AU - Duraffour, Sophie AU - Baptiste, Jean-Pierre AU - Günther, Stephan AU - Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth T1 - Lassa Virus in Pygmy Mice, Benin, 2016–2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 10 SP - 1977 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Lassa virus has been identified in 3 pygmy mice, Mus baoulei, in central Benin. The glycoprotein and nucleoprotein sequences cluster with the Togo strain. These mice may be a new reservoir for Lassa virus in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. DO - 10.3201/eid2510.180523 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/18-0523_article ER - End of Reference