Genetic Characterization of Seoul Virus in the Seaport of Cotonou, Benin
2021
Castel, Guillaume | Kant, Ravi | Badou, Sylvestre | Etougbétché, Jonas | Dossou, Henri-Joël | Gauthier, Philippe | Houéménou, Gualbert | Smura, Teemu | Sironen, Tarja | Dobigny, Gauthier | Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Occitanie])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | Department of Virology [Helsinki] ; Haartman Institute [Helsinki] ; Faculty of Medecine [Helsinki] ; Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki-Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki-Faculty of Medecine [Helsinki] ; Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki-Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki | Ecole Polytechnique d'Abomey Calavi (EPAC) ; Université d’Abomey-Calavi = University of Abomey Calavi (UAC) | Université d’Abomey-Calavi = University of Abomey Calavi (UAC) | This study was supported by the VEO European Union’s Horizon 2020 (grant no. 874735), Academy of Finland (grant no. 318726), and the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. This study is part of a long-term partnership between Cotonou Autonomous Seaport, Port of Antwerp International, the Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, the French Institute of Research for Sustainable Development, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture on maritime trade-associated biological invasions. | European Project: 874735,H2020-SC1-2019-Single-Stage-RTD,VEO(2020)
Field and laboratory work was conducted under the research agreement between the Republic of Benin and the French Institute of Research for Sustainable Development (September 30, 2010) and the Scientific and Technical Cooperation Agreement (July 3, 2019) between the University of Abomey-Calavi and the Institut de Recherche et de Développement. The collection and use of tissue samples (spleen, lung, kidney, brain, dried blood spots) and genetic data was authorized under the Access and Benefit Sharing, Nagoya protocol (permit no. 608/DGEFC/DCPRNF/PF-APA/SA) (December 2019).
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Seoul virus is a zoonotic pathogen carried by the brown rat Rattus norvegicus. Information on its circulation in Africa is limited. In this study, the virus was detected in 37.5% of brown rats captured in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin. Phylogenetic analyses place this virus in Seoul virus lineage 7.
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