Puumala Virus in Bank Voles, Lithuania

Puumala Virus in Bank Voles, Lithuania

Little is known about the presence of human pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) in Lithuania. We detected this virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in a region of this country in which previously PUUV-seropositive humans were identified. Our results are consistent with heterogeneous distributions of P...

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Main Authors: Petra Straková, Sandra Jagdmann, Linas Balčiauskas, Laima Balčiauskienė, Stephan Drewes, Rainer G. Ulrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Puumala virus
viruses
bank voles
Myodes glareolus
molecular detection
Lithuania
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1400_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1400_article

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