Article
[Hantavirus: recent data and review of the literature].
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) - 1 Jul 2000
Bouloy M, Zeller H
Abstract excerpt
Hantavirus (Bunyaviridae family) are present worldwide and are the causative agent of haemorrhagic fever with renal or pulmonary syndrome. These viruses are transmitted by rodents with asymptomatic infection which thus act as an excellent reservoir. Molecular epidemiology indicates that Hantavirus may have evolved in three ways: mutations within the genome, reassortment of the segmented genome between two closely...
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