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Genetic Diversity and Reassortment of Hantaan Virus Tripartite RNA Genomes in Nature, the Republic of Korea.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jun 2016
Kim Jeong-Ah, Kim Won-Keun, No Jin Sun, Lee Seung-Ho, Lee Sook-Young, Kim Ji Hye, Kho Jeong Hoon, Lee Daesang, Song Dong Hyun, Gu Se Hun, Jeong Seong Tae, Park Man-Seong, Kim Heung-Chul, Klein Terry A, Song Jin-Won
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hantaan virus (HTNV), a negative sense tripartite RNA virus of the Family Bunyaviridae, is the most prevalent hantavirus in the Republic of Korea (ROK). It is the causative agent of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) in humans and maintained in the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius, the primary zoonotic host. Clinical HFRS cases have been reported commonly in HFRS-endemic areas of...
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