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Cocirculation of multiple hantaviruses in Texas, with characterization of the small (S) genome of a previously undescribed virus of cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus).
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 1996
Rawlings J A, Torrez-Martinez N, Neill S U, Moore G M, Hicks B N, Pichuantes S, Nguyen A, Bharadwaj M, Hjelle B
Abstract excerpt
An environmental and laboratory investigation was conducted after a fatal childhood case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome occurred in Deaf Smith County, Texas in May 1995. A trapping campaign was conducted to identify possible rodent carriers. Six species of murid and heteromyid rodents were collected, and at least one hantavirus-seropositive specimen was found in each of the five murid species. Tissues from a...
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