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Seewis Virus: Phylogeography of a Shrew-Borne Hantavirus in Siberia, Russia
28 Apr 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hantaviral antigens were originally reported more than 20 years ago in tissues of the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus), captured in European and Siberian Russia. The recent discovery of Seewis virus (SWSV) in this soricid species in Switzerland provided an opportunity to investigate its genetic diversity and geographic distribution in Russia. METHODS: Lung tissues from 45 Eurasian common shrews,...
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