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Etiological agent and clinical characteristics of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the southern Republic of Korea: a genomic surveillance study.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jun 2024
Prayitno Sara P, Natasha Augustine, Lee Seonghyeon, Kim Choon-Mee, Lee You Mi, Park Kyungmin, Kim Jongwoo, Kim Seong-Gyu, Park Jieun, Rajoriya Shivani, Palacios Gustavo, Oh Yeonsu, Song Jin-Won, Kim Dong-Min, Kim Won-Keun
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OBJECTIVES: High incidences of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) have been reported in the southern Republic of Korea (ROK). A distinct southern genotype of Orthohantavirus hantanense (HTNV) was identified in Apodemus agrarius chejuensis on Jeju Island. However, its association with HFRS cases in southern ROK remains elusive. We investigated the potential of the southern HTNV genotype as an...
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