| Literature DB >> 27601619 |
Patrick Heinemann1, Mélanie Tia2, Abraham Alabi3, Jean-Claude Anon4, Brita Auste1, Sandra Essbauer5, Apollinaire Gnionsahe2, Holo Kigninlman6, Boris Klempa1,7, Christian Kraef8, Nadine Kruger1, Fabian H Leendertz9, Méliane Ndhatz-Sanogo4, Frieder Schaumburg8, Peter T Witkowski1, Chantal G Akoua-Koffi4, Detlev H Kruger1.
Abstract
Various hantaviruses have been discovered in unconventional hosts (shrews and bats) in Africa. Up to now, it was unknown whether these viruses pose a threat for human health. In this study, using newly established serological assays, we demonstrated evidence of shrew-borne hantavirus infections in humans from Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; hantavirus; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; serology; shrews; zoonoses
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27601619 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw401
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226