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Genetic analysis of hantaviruses and their rodent hosts in central-south China.
Virus research - 1 Feb 2012
Liu Jing, Liu Dong-Ying, Chen Wen, Li Jin-Lin, Luo Fan, Li Qing, Ling Jia-Xin, Liu Yuan-Yuan, Xiong Hai-Rong, Ding Xiao-Hua, Hou Wei, Zhang Yun, Li Shi-Yue, Wang Jie, Yang Zhan-Qiu
Abstract excerpt
Hantaan virus (HTNV) and Seoul virus (SEOV) are two major zoonotic pathogens of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Asia. Hubei province, which is located in the central-south China, had been one of the most severe epidemic areas of HFRS. To investigate phylogenetic relationships, genetic diversity and geographic distribution of HTNV and SEOV in their reservoir hosts, a total of 687 rodents were...
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