Isolation of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus from Wild House Mice (Mus musculus) in Osaka Port, Japan

Chiharu MORITA; Yoshiharu MATSUURA; Hiroki FUJII; Keiichiroh JOH; Kazuhiro BABA; Masayosi KATO; Motoo HISADA

doi:10.1292/jvms.53.889

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Online ISSN : 1347-7439
Print ISSN : 0916-7250
ISSN-L : 0916-7250

Isolation of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus from Wild House Mice (Mus musculus) in Osaka Port, Japan

Chiharu MORITA, Yoshiharu MATSUURA, Hiroki FUJII, Keiichiroh JOH, Kazuhiro BABA, Masayosi KATO, Motoo HISADA

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Keywords: lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, Mus musculus, 0saka, wild house mouse

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1991 Volume 53 Issue 5 Pages 889-892

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.53.889

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Abstract

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was isolated from 14 out of 35 wild house mouse samples captured on two piers of Osaka port in Japan. Four of them were isolated from 18 antibody positive mice while 10 were from 17 antibody negative mice. This is the first report of the isolation of LCMV from wild mice in Japan.

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