Article
First nationwide full-genome characterisation of human-derived Andes virus in Chile: a retrospective genomic epidemiology study.
The Lancet. Microbe - 1 Sept 2026
Ramos Hade, Díaz-Gavidia Constanza, Fuentes-Luppichini Eugenia, Díaz Mary, Pradenas Javiera, Rogers Catalina, Pino Karla, Henríquez Carolina, Martínez-Valdebenito Constanza, Ferrés Marcela, Angulo Jenniffer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Andes virus (ANDV) is the only hantavirus known to transmit between humans and causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in Chile and Argentina. In Chile, ANDV genomic diversity remains incompletely characterised. This study aimed to characterise the genetic diversity, geographical structure, and molecular signatures of ANDV using human clinical samples collected over a 13-year period (2011-24)....
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- Humans
- Chile
- Retrospective Studies
- Genome, Viral
- Phylogeny
- Orthohantavirus
