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Independent Lineage of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Wood Mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), Spain |
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| Authors: | Juan Ledesma Cesare Giovanni Fedele Francisco Carro Lourdes Lledó María Paz Sánchez-Seco Antonio Tenorio Ramón Casimiro Soriguer José Vicente Saz Gerardo Domínguez María Flora Rosas Jesús Félix Barandika María Isabel Gegúndez |
| Abstract: | To clarify the presence of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) in Spain, we examined blood and tissue specimens from 866 small mammals. LCMV RNA was detected in 3 of 694 wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus). Phylogenetic analyses suggest that the strains constitute a new evolutionary lineage. LCMV antibodies were detected in 4 of 10 rodent species tested. |
| Keywords: | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus arenavirus rodents Apodemus sylvaticus Spain viruses dispatch |