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Volume 29, Number 1—January 2023
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Role of Seaports and Imported Rats in Seoul Hantavirus Circulation, Africa

Guillaume CastelComments to Author , Claudia Filippone, Caroline Tatard, Jacques Vigan, and Gauthier Dobigny
Author affiliations: CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France (G. Castel, C. Tatard, G. Dobigny); European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents, Bruxelles, Belgium (C. Filippone); National University Hospital Center, Cotonou, Benin (J. Vigan); Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar (G. Dobigny)

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Seaports in which SEOV was detected in rats, West Africa. Detailed map shows localization of the 2 genetically characterized SEOV variants isolated from black rats (Rattus rattus) (18) and brown rats (R. norvegicus) (19). Red arrows indicate potential transmission between the rat species. Red question marks indicate current unknown SEOV infection status in the considered rat species. Inset shows the areas of interest on the continent of Africa. SEOV, Seoul orthohantavirus.

Figure. Seaports in which SEOV was detected in rats, West Africa. Detailed map shows localization of the 2 genetically characterized SEOV variants isolated from black rats (Rattus rattus) (18) and brown rats (R. norvegicus) (19). Red arrows indicate potential transmission between the rat species. Red question marks indicate current unknown SEOV infection status in the considered rat species. Inset shows the areas of interest on the continent of Africa. SEOV, Seoul orthohantavirus.

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