Orthopoxvirus Infections in Rodents, Nigeria, 2018–2019
Clement Meseko

, Adeyinka Adedeji, Ismaila Shittu, Emmanuel Obishakin, Maurice Nanven, Ladan Suleiman, Daniel Okomah, Visa Tyakaray, Damilola Kolade, Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye, Saleh Muhammad, Clint N. Morgan, Audrey Matheny, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Andrea McCollum, and Jeffrey B. Doty
Author affiliations: National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria (C. Meseko, A. Adedeji, I. Shittu, E. Obishakin, M. Nanven); Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria (L. Suleiman, D. Okomah); African Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja (V. Tyakaray); Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control, Abuja (D. Kolade, A. Yinka-Ogunleye); US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja (S. Muhammad); US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.N. Morgan, A. Matheny, Y. Nakazawa, A. McCollum, J.B. Doty)
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Table
Samples positive for OPXV in study of OPXV infections in rodents, Nigeria, 2018–2019*
Rodent species
|
Animal no.
|
Sample type
|
OPXV DNA
|
OPXV IgG
|
Mus baoulei |
NG114 |
Skin biopsy |
+ |
Not applicable |
M. baoulei |
NG114 |
Spleen and kidney |
+ |
Not applicable |
M. baoulei |
NG114 |
Dried blood spots |
+ |
– |
Praomys |
NG112 |
Tissues, dried blood spots |
– |
+ |
Rattus rattus |
NG173 |
Tissues, dried blood spots |
– |
+ |
|
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