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Dobrava virus carried by the yellow-necked field mouse Apodemus flavicollis, causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Romania.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 May 2014
Panculescu-Gatej Raluca Ioana, Sirbu Anca, Dinu Sorin, Waldstrom Maria, Heyman Paul, Murariu Dimitru, Petrescu Angela, Szmal Camelia, Oprisan Gabriela, Lundkvist Ake, Ceianu Cornelia S
Abstract excerpt
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) has been confirmed by serological methods during recent years in Romania. In the present study, focus-reduction neutralization tests (FRNT) confirmed Dobrava hantavirus (DOBV) as the causative agent in some HFRS cases, but could not distinguish between DOBV and Saaremaa virus (SAAV) infections in other cases. DOBV was detected by a DOBV-specific TaqMan assay in sera of...
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