Genetic Characterization of Seoul Virus in the Seaport of Cotonou, Benin

Guillaume Castel; Ravi Kant; Sylvestre Badou; Jonas Etougbétché; Henri-Joël Dossou; Philippe Gauthier; Gualbert Houéménou; Teemu Smura; Tarja Sironen; Gauthier Dobigny

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Genetic Characterization of Seoul Virus in the Seaport of Cotonou, Benin

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Genetic Characterization of Seoul Virus in the Seaport of Cotonou, Benin

Guillaume Castel, Ravi Kant, Sylvestre Badou, Jonas Etougbétché, Henri-Joël Dossou, Philippe Gauthier, Gualbert Houéménou, Teemu Smura, Tarja Sironen et Gauthier Dobigny

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol.27(10), pp.2704-2706

10/2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.210268

PMID: 34545795

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Seoul virus is a zoonotic pathogen carried by the brown rat Rattus norvegicus. Information on its circulation in Africa is limited. In this study, the virus was detected in 37.5% of brown rats captured in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin. Phylogenetic analyses place this virus in Seoul virus lineage 7.

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Titre: Genetic Characterization of Seoul Virus in the Seaport of Cotonou, Benin
Créateurs - sans rôle: Guillaume Castel - Agropolis International
Ravi Kant - Department of Virology
Sylvestre Badou - Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations
Jonas Etougbétché - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Henri-Joël Dossou - École Polytechnique
Philippe Gauthier - Agropolis International
Gualbert Houéménou - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Teemu Smura - Department of Virology
Tarja Sironen - Department of Virology
Gauthier Dobigny - Agropolis International
Détails de publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol.27(10), pp.2704-2706
Note de subvention: This study was supported by the VEO European Union’s Horizon 2020 (grant no. 874735), Academy of Finland (grant no. 318726), and the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. This study is part of a long-term partnership between Cotonou Autonomous Seaport, Port of Antwerp International, the Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, the French Institute of Research for Sustainable Development, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture on maritime trade-associated biological invasions.
Identifiants: 99153464909311
Unité académique: Université de Montpellier
Langue: English
Type de ressource: Journal article
Champs locaux: hal-03753842