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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infections and Seroprevalence, Southern Iraq

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Acute febrile neurological infection cases in southern Iraq (N = 212) were screened for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). Two LCMV IgM–positive serum samples and 2 cerebrospinal fluid samples with phylogenetically… Click to show full abstract

Acute febrile neurological infection cases in southern Iraq (N = 212) were screened for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). Two LCMV IgM–positive serum samples and 2 cerebrospinal fluid samples with phylogenetically distinct LCMV strains were found. The overall LCMV seroprevalence was 8.8%. LCMV infections are common and associated with acute neurological disease in Iraq.

Keywords: choriomeningitis virus; southern iraq; seroprevalence; lymphocytic choriomeningitis

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2020

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