Genetic characterization of Seoul virus in the seaport of Cotonou, Benin Castel, G. Kant, R. Badou, S. Etougbetche, J. Dossou, H. J. /Gauthier, Philippe Houemenou, G. Smura, T. Sironen, T. /Dobigny, Gauthier Seoul virus is a zoonotic pathogen carried by the brown rat Rattus norvegicus. Information on its circulation in Africa is limited. In this study, the virus was detected in 37.5% of brown rats captured in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin. Phylogenetic analyses place this virus in Seoul virus lineage 7. 2021 text https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083306 fdi:010083306 Castel G., Kant R., Badou S., Etougbetche J., Dossou H. J., Gauthier Philippe, Houemenou G., Smura T., Sironen T., Dobigny Gauthier. Genetic characterization of Seoul virus in the seaport of Cotonou, Benin. 2021, 27 (10), 2704-2710 EN BENIN COTONOU