Open AccessHigh Herpesvirus Diversity in Wild Rodent and Shrew Species in Central Africa
Author(s) -
Nkom F Ntumvi,
Placide Mbala Kingebeni,
Ubald Tamoufé,
Charles Kumakamba,
Valentine Ngum Ndze,
Ipos Ngay Lukusa,
Matthew LeBreton,
Joseph Atibu Losoma,
Joseph Le Doux Diffo,
Frida N’Kawa,
Jean-Michel Takuo,
Prime Mulembakani,
Julius Nwobegahay,
Maria Makuwa,
Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum,
Amethyst Gillis,
S. E. Harris,
Anne W. Rimoin,
Nicole A. Hoff,
Joseph M Fair,
Corina Monagin,
James A Ayukekbong,
Edward M. Rubin,
Nathan Wolfe,
Christian E. Lange
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000493796
Subject(s) - biology , shrew , rodent , virology , phylogenetic tree , genetic diversity , polymerase chain reaction , subfamily , virus , genetics , gene , zoology , ecology , population , demography , sociology
Herpesviruses belong to a diverse order of large DNA viruses that can cause diseases in humans and animals. With the goal of gathering information about the distribution and diversity of herpesviruses in wild rodent and shrew species in central Africa, animals in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were sampled and tested by PCR for the presence of herpesvirus DNA.