History
Originally isolated from Thamnomys rutilans, La Maboké field station, CAR. Mice obtained from Dr Cecile Hamers-Casterman, Brussels, 20.12.83. 7x mouse passage, cloning; frozen stabilate, 11ER, 1/2/84. An stephensi transmissions; frozen stabilates 13/3/84 (23ER), 3/7/84 (97ER), 9/7/84 (105ER) Blood isolates of naturally-infected Thicket Rats captured in the CAR in 1965 (Landau & Chabaud)