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

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. © 1991, JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE. All rights reserved.