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Retrieval of the Complete Coding Sequence of the UK-Endemic Tatenale Orthohantavirus Reveals Extensive Strain Variation and Supports Its Classification as a Novel Species.
Viruses - 17 Apr 2020
Chappell Joseph G, Tsoleridis Theocharis, Onianwa Okechukwu, Drake Gabby, Ashpole Ian, Dobbs Phillipa, Edema William, Kumi-Ansah Frederick, Bennett Malcolm, Tarlinton Rachael E, Ball Jonathan K, McClure C Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Orthohantaviruses are globally distributed viruses, associated with rodents and other small mammals. However, data on the circulation of orthohantaviruses within the UK, particularly the UK-endemic Tatenale virus, is sparse. In this study, 531 animals from five rodent species were collected from two locations in northern and central England and screened using a degenerate, pan- orthohantavirus RT-PCR assay....
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