Reemergence of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Mammarenavirus, Germany

Calvin Mehl; Claudia Wylezich; Christina Geiger; Nicole Schauerte; Kerstin Mätz-Rensing; Anne Nesseler; Dirk Höper; Miriam Linnenbrink; Martin Beer; Gerald Heckel; Rainer G Ulrich

doi:10.3201/eid2903.221822

Reemergence of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Mammarenavirus, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Mar;29(3):631-634. doi: 10.3201/eid2903.221822.

Authors

Calvin Mehl, Claudia Wylezich, Christina Geiger, Nicole Schauerte, Kerstin Mätz-Rensing, Anne Nesseler, Dirk Höper, Miriam Linnenbrink, Martin Beer, Gerald Heckel, Rainer G Ulrich

Abstract

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus (LCMV) is a globally distributed zoonotic pathogen transmitted by house mice (Mus musculus). We report the reemergence of LCMV (lineages I and II) in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) and LCMV lineage I in a diseased golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) from a zoo in Germany.

Keywords: Germany; LCMV; house mouse; lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus; reemergence; viruses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Germany
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis*
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
Mice
Rodent Diseases*