Lassa virus: Seroepidemiological survey of rodents caught in Ekpoma and environs

Abstract

Of the 876 rodents caught in different parts of Ekpoma, Nigeria, and environs, 218 were Mastomys natalensis, while 658 were other rodents. Of the 218 M. natalensis caught, 102 (46.79%) were positive for complement fixing antibody to Lassa virus.

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