Article
Natural host relationships and genetic diversity of rodent-associated hantaviruses in southeastern Brazil.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2008
de Sousa Ricardo Luiz Moro, Moreli Marcos Lázaro, Borges Alessandra Abel, Campos Gelse Mazzoni, Livonesi Márcia Cristina, Figueiredo Luiz Tadeu Moraes, Pinto Aramis Augusto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hantaviruses are rodent-borne RNA viruses that have caused hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in several Brazilian regions. In the present study, geographical distribution, seroprevalence, natural host range, and phylogenetic relations of rodent-associated hantaviruses collected from seven counties of Southeastern Brazil were evaluated. METHODS: ELISA, RT-PCR and phylogenetic analysis were used in...
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