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Characterization of Puumala hantavirus in bank voles from two regions in the Netherlands where human cases occurred.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jul 2016
de Vries A, Vennema H, Bekker D L, Maas M, Adema J, Opsteegh M, van der Giessen J W B, Reusken C B E M
Abstract excerpt
Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) is the most common and widespread hantavirus in Europe and is associated with a mild form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans, called nephropathia epidemica. This study presents the molecular characterization of PUUV circulating in bank voles in two regions of the Netherlands. Most human cases of hantavirus infection are from these two regions. Phylogenetic analysis of...
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