| Literature DB >> 18821445 |
Paul Heyman1, K Baert, A Plyusnina, C Cochez, A Lundkvist, M Van Esbroeck, E Goossens, C Vandenvelde, A Plyusnin, J Stuyck.
Abstract
Seoul hantavirus (SEOV), carried by Rattus rattus (black rat) and R. norvegicus (Norway, brown rat), was reported to circulate as well as cause HFRS cases in Asia. As Rattus sp. are present worldwide, SEOV has the potential to cause human disease worldwide. In Europe however, only SEOV prevalence in rats from France was reported and no confirmed cases of SEOV infection were published. We here report genetic and serological evidence for the presence of SEOV virus in brown rat populations in Belgium. We also serologically screened an at-risk group that was in contact with R. norvegicus on a daily basis and found no evidence for SEOV infection.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 18821445 DOI： 10.1080/00365540802459994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Infect Dis ISSN： 0036-5548