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Volume 21, Number 4—April 2015
Research

Sequence Variability and Geographic Distribution of Lassa Virus, Sierra Leone

Tomasz A. Leski1Comments to Author , Michael G. Stockelman1, Lina M. Moses, Matthew Park, David A. Stenger, Rashid Ansumana, Daniel G. Bausch, and Baochuan Lin
Author affiliations: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA (T.A. Leski, M.G. Stockelman, D.A. Stenger, B. Lin); Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (L.M. Moses); Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans (L.M. Moses, D.G Bausch), Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, Virginia, USA (M. Park); Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone (R. Ansumana); Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK (R. Ansumana); Njala University, Bo (R. Ansumana)

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Table 2

Results of Lassa virus detection among rodent samples with >1 positive test result, Sierra Leone*

Sample Date collected Collection site
 PCR†
 RPM‡
Village/town District NP GPC L
LM0034 2009 Jan 27 Bumpeh Kenema + + + Neg
LM0036 2009 Jan 27 Bumpeh Kenema + + + NT
LM0047 2009 Jan 28 Bumpeh Kenema + + Neg NT
LM0054 2009 Jan 28 Bumpeh Kenema + + + NT
LM0058 2009 Jan 29 Bumpeh Kenema + + + Neg
LM0064 2009 Jan 30 Bumpeh Kenema + + + NT
LM0068 2009 Jan 30 Bumpeh Kenema + + Neg Neg
LM0087 2009 Feb 3 Largo Kenema + Neg Neg NT
LM0091 2009 Feb 3 Largo Kenema + + + +
LM0092 2009 Feb 3 Largo Kenema + + + NT
LM0093 2009 Feb 3 Largo Kenema + + + NT
LM0111 2009 Feb 4 Largo Kenema + + + NT
LM0122 2009 Feb 5 Largo Kenema + + + NT
LM0123 2009 Feb 5 Largo Kenema + + + NT
LM0124 2009 Feb 5 Largo Kenema + + + NT
LM0224 2009 Feb 18 Koi Kenema + + + NT
LM0250 2009 Feb 19 Koi Kenema + + + NT
LM0273 2009 Feb 20 Koi Kenema + + + NT
LM0395 2009 Jul 22 Ngiehun Kenema + + + +
LM0396 2009 Jul 22 Ngiehun Kenema + Neg + +
LM0434 2009 Jul 23 Ngiehun Kenema + + + +
LM0473 2009 Jul 24 Ngiehun Kenema + + + NT
LM0513 2009 Aug 1 Saama Kenema + Neg Neg NT
LM0582 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0591 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo Neg Neg Neg +
LM0610 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + +
LM0619 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + Neg + NT
LM0645 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0649 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo Neg Neg Neg +
LM0657 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0660 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0661 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0676 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0677 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0678 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0680 2009 Aug 8 Barlie Bo + + + NT
LM0714 2009 Aug 14 Yawei Kenema + + Neg NT
LM0716 2009 Aug 14 Yawei Kenema + + + +
LM0729 2009 Aug 15 Yawei Kenema + Neg Neg +
Z0005 2009 Dec 17 Taiama Kenema + + + NT
Z0007 2009 Dec 17 Taiama Kenema + + + NT

*GPC, glycoprotein precursor; L, polymerase; Neg, negative; NP, nucleoprotein; NT, sample not tested; RPM, resequencing pathogen microarray; +, positive.
†Results of PCR detection using appropriate diagnostic primers.
‡Results of RPM-TEI detection of LASV.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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