Evolutionary biology of a Lassa virus complex

Several strains of African arenaviruses have been isolated since the viral etiology of Lassa Fever was first recognized in 1969. With the recent isolation of Mobala virus in the Central African Republic, several agents resembling Lassa virus (LV) have been isolated from rodents in different geograph...

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Published in:Medical microbiology and immunology 1986-01, Vol.175 (2-3), p.157-159
Main Authors: Gonzalez, J P, Georges, A J, Kiley, M P, Meunier, D M, Peters, C J, McCormick, J B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Arenaviridae - classification
Arenaviridae - genetics
Arenaviridae - immunology
Arenaviridae - isolation & purification
arenavirus
Disease Vectors - microbiology
Humans
Ippy virus
Lassa Fever - microbiology
Lassa virus - genetics
Lassa virus - immunology
Lassa virus - isolation & purification
Mobala virus
Muridae - genetics
Muridae - microbiology
Phylogeny
RNA, Viral - analysis
Rodentia - classification
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Summary:Several strains of African arenaviruses have been isolated since the viral etiology of Lassa Fever was first recognized in 1969. With the recent isolation of Mobala virus in the Central African Republic, several agents resembling Lassa virus (LV) have been isolated from rodents in different geographical locations in Africa. The isolation of these arenaviruses prompted the authors to determine their degree of relatedness. Some antigenic, biochemical, and genetic characteristics of these LV and LV-like arenaviruses have been studied.
ISSN:0300-8584
1432-1831
DOI:10.1007/BF02122439