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Item Sympatric occurrence of 3 arenaviruses, Tanzania(Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania., 2010-04) Bellocq, J. Goüy de; Borremans, Benny; Katakweba, Abdul; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Baird, Stuart J.E.To determine the specifi city of Morogoro virus for its reservoir host, we studied its host range and genetic diversity in Tanzania. We found that 2 rodent species other than Mastomys natalensis mice carry arenaviruses. Analysis of 340 nt of the viral RNA polymerase gene showed sympatric occurrence of 3 distinct arenaviruses.