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Genetic diversity of Imjin virus in the Ussuri white-toothed shrew (Crocidura lasiura) in the Republic of Korea, 2004-2010.
Virology journal - 8 Feb 2011
Gu Se Hun, Kang Hae Ji, Baek Luck Ju, Noh Ji Yun, Kim Heung-Chul, Klein Terry A, Yanagihara Richard, Song Jin-Won
Abstract excerpt
Recently, Imjin virus (MJNV), a genetically distinct hantavirus, was isolated from lung tissues of the Ussuri white-toothed shrew (Crocidura lasiura) captured near the demilitarized zone in the Republic of Korea. To clarify the genetic diversity of MJNV, partial M- and L-segment sequences were amplified from lung tissues of 12 of 37 (32.4%) anti-MJNV IgG antibody-positive Ussuri white-toothed shrews captured...
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