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Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Wenzhou virus in rodents in Guangzhou, China.
BMC veterinary research - 8 Sept 2021
Wang Nina, Yang Lichao, Li Guohui, Zhang Xu, Shao Jianwei, Ma Jun, Chen Shouyi, Liu Quan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wenzhou virus (WENV), a newly discovered mammarenavirus in rodents, is associated with fever and respiratory symptoms in humans. This study was aimed to detect and characterize the emerging virus in rodents in Guangzhou, China. RESULTS: A total of 100 small mammals, including 70 Rattus norvegicus, 22 Suncus murinus, 4 Bandicota indica, 3 Rattus flavipectus, and 1 Rattus losea, were captured in...
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