Life-Threatening Sochi Virus Infections, Russia

Life-Threatening Sochi Virus Infections, Russia

Sochi virus was recently identified as a new hantavirus genotype carried by the Black Sea field mouse, Apodemus ponticus. We evaluated 62 patients in Russia with Sochi virus infection. Most clinical cases were severe, and the case-fatality rate was as high as 14.5%.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Detlev H. Kruger, Evgeniy A. Tkachenko, Vyacheslav G. Morozov, Yulia V. Yunicheva, Olga M. Pilikova, Gennadiy Malkin, Aydar A. Ishmukhametov, Patrick Heinemann, Peter T. Witkowski, Boris Klempa, Tamara K. Dzagurova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hantavirus
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Apodemus ponticus
Sochi virus
Russia
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/15-0891_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/15-0891_article

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