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Nephropathia epidemica and Puumala virus in Austria.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 1999
Aberle S W, Lehner P, Ecker M, Aberle J H, Arneitz K, Khanakah G, Radda A, Radda I, Popow-Kraupp T, Kunz C, Heinz F X
Abstract excerpt
To study the epidemiology of hantavirus infections in Austria, 1215 humans and 596 rodents of different species were tested for the presence of antibodies against Puumala and Hantaan virus. Direct virus identification by polymerase chain reaction in lung tissue of serologically positive rodents was performed to verify antibody results and to determine the genetic identity of viral RNA by phylogenetic analysis of...
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