Orthopoxvirus Infections in Rodents, Nigeria, 2018-2019

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Feb;29(2):433-434. doi: 10.3201/eid2902.221411.ABSTRACTTo investigate animal reservoirs of monkeypox virus in Nigeria, we sampled 240 rodents during 2018-2019. Molecular (real-time PCR) and serologic (IgM) evidence indicated orthopoxvirus infections, but presence of monkeypox virus was not confirmed. These results can be used to develop public health interventions to reduce human infection with orthopoxviruses.PMID:36692495 | DOI:10.3201/eid2902.221411

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - January 24, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Clement Meseko Adeyinka Adedeji Ismaila Shittu Emmanuel Obishakin Maurice Nanven Ladan Suleiman Daniel Okomah Visa Tyakaray Damilola Kolade Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye Saleh Muhammad Clint N Morgan Audrey Matheny Yoshinori Nakazawa Andrea McCollum Jeffrey B Do Source Type: research