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Pet rats as a source of hantavirus in England and Wales, 2013

2013-02-28

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We report the detection of a strain of Seoul hantavirus (SEOV) in pet rats in England and Wales. The discovery followed an investigation of a case of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Wales. Hantavirus RNA was detected via real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and classic RT-PCR in pet rats belonging to the patient. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis confirmed the virus to be...

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89d6d8e7-9bcc-5704-937c-d7229868c09e
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10.2807/ese.18.09.20415-en
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