Article
Spatial and temporal dynamics of Puumala hantavirus infection in red bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) populations in Belgium.
Virus research - 1 Mar 2000
Escutenaire S, Chalon P, Verhagen R, Heyman P, Thomas I, Karelle-Bui L, Avsic-Zupanc T, Lundkvist A, Plyusnin A, Pastoret P
Abstract excerpt
Dynamics of hantavirus infection and population densities in rodents were investigated from 1996 to 1999 in southern Belgium. Evidence of Puumala infection was restricted to Clethrionomys glareolus. Although the serotype was not determined, antibodies against hantavirus were also found in eight Apodemus sylvaticus. In fall 1996, the seroprevalence in C. glareolus was high (20.1%, 37 of 184) and the infection was...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
