Puumala Virus in Bank Voles, Lithuania

Little is known about the presence of human pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) in Lithuania. We detected this virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in a region of this country in which previously PUUV-seropositive humans were identified. Our results are consistent with heterogeneous distributions of P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Straková, Petra, Jagdmann, Sandra, Balčiauskas, Linas, Balčiauskienė, Laima, Drewes, Stephan, Ulrich, Rainer G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Letters to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27983939
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161400
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Sumario:Little is known about the presence of human pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) in Lithuania. We detected this virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in a region of this country in which previously PUUV-seropositive humans were identified. Our results are consistent with heterogeneous distributions of PUUV in other countries in Europe.

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