Cells of the human respiratory tract support the replication of pathogenic Old World orthohantavirus Puumala

Abstract Background Transmission of all known pathogenic orthohantaviruses (family Hantaviridae) usually occurs via inhalation of aerosols contaminated with viral particles derived from infected rodents and organ manifestation of infections is characterized by lung and kidney involvement. Orthohanta...

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Main Authors: Stefan Hägele, Christian Nusshag, Alexander Müller, Alexandra Baumann, Martin Zeier, Ellen Krautkrämer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01636-7