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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James G. Shepherd, Andrew E. Blunsum, Stephen Carmichael, Katherine Smollett, Hector Maxwell-Scott, Eoghan C.W. Farmer, Jane Osborne, Alasdair MacLean, Shirin Ashraf, Rajiv Shah, Rory Gunson, Ana da Silva Filipe, Emma J. Aarons, Emma C. Thomson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hantavirus infections
Seoul virus
SEOV
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
viral zoonoses
whole-genome sequencing
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/21-1298_article

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