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[The molecular epidemiologic investigation of hantavirus carried by rodent hosts in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Sept 2008
Lin Xian-Dan, Yang Peng-Fei, Liao Xiao-Wei, Li Mei-Fu, Gao Na, Chen Yi, Zeng Shi-Dian, Wen Huai-Jia, Chen Ling-Ping, Li Ming-Hui, Zhang Yong-Zhen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the epidemiological features of hantavirus in rodents in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. METHODS: Rodents were captured in Wenzhou, where hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) had been endemic. Hantavirus antigens in the rat lungs were detected by immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Partial S segment (nt 620-999) and partial M segment (nt 2001-2301) sequences were amplified by RT-PCR, and then...
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