Genetic Diversity and Reassortment of Hantaan Virus Tripartite RNA Genomes in Nature, the Republic of Korea.

BACKGROUND:Hantaan virus (HTNV), a negative sense tripartite RNA virus of the Family Bunyaviridae, is the most prevalent hantavirus in the Republic of Korea (ROK). It is the causative agent of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) in humans and maintained in the striped field mouse, Apodemus...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Ah Kim, Won-Keun Kim, Jin Sun No, Seung-Ho Lee, Sook-Young Lee, Ji Hye Kim, Jeong Hoon Kho, Daesang Lee, Dong Hyun Song, Se Hun Gu, Seong Tae Jeong, Man-Seong Park, Heung-Chul Kim, Terry A Klein, Jin-Won Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4912082?pdf=render