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Genetic characterization of hantaviruses isolated from rodents in the port cities of Heilongjiang, China, in 2014.
BMC veterinary research - 2 Apr 2016
Cao Suya, Ma Jian, Cheng Cheng, Ju Wendong, Wang Yulong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hantavirus is a tripartite negative-sense RNA virus. It can infect humans through contaminated rodent excreta and causes two types of fatal human diseases: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). China exhibits the highest HFRS occurrence rate in the world, and the Heilongjiang area is one of the most severely infected regions. RESULTS: To obtain...
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