Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Oct;25(10):1977-1979. doi: 10.3201/eid2510.180523. Epub 2019 Oct 17.
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.
在贝宁中部的 3 只俾格米小囊鼠(Mus baoulei)中发现了拉萨病毒。糖蛋白和核蛋白序列与多哥株聚在一起。这些小囊鼠可能是加纳、多哥和贝宁的拉萨病毒新宿主。