Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019

We describe a case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Seoul virus in a woman in Scotland, UK. Whole-genome sequencing showed the virus belonged to a lineage characterized by recent international expansion, probably driven by trade in pet rats.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shepherd, James G., Blunsum, Andrew E., Carmichael, Stephen, Smollett, Katherine, Maxwell-Scott, Hector, Farmer, Eoghan C.W., Osborne, Jane, MacLean, Alasdair, Ashraf, Shirin, Shah, Rajiv, Gunson, Rory, da Silva Filipe, Ana, Aarons, Emma J., Thomson, Emma C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34545785
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.211298
Descripción
Sumario:We describe a case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Seoul virus in a woman in Scotland, UK. Whole-genome sequencing showed the virus belonged to a lineage characterized by recent international expansion, probably driven by trade in pet rats.

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