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Co-circulation of two Puumala hantavirus lineages in Latvia: a Russian lineage described previously and a novel Latvian lineage.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2012
Razzauti Maria, Plyusnina Angelina, Niemimaa Jukka, Henttonen Heikki, Plyusnin Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) causes a mild form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Europe. Seven genetic lineages of PUUV have thus far been recorded, which exhibit geographic structure within the distribution of its natural host, the bank vole (Myodes glareolus). This study presents evidence for two distinct PUUV lineages co-circulating in Latvia: one previously described from Russia and a novel one that...
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