Hantavirus Genetics
Studies from Korea University, Department of Microbiology yield new data on hantavirus genetics
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 2nd, 2007
Research findings, 'Muju virus, a novel hantavirus harboured by the arvicolid rodent Myodes regulus in Korea,' are discussed in a new report. "Acute-phase sera from >5 % of cases of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome occurring annually in Korea have been found to exhibit a fourfold or higher antibody titer to Puumala virus (PUUV) than to Hantaan virus (HTNV) by double-sandwich IgM ELISA, suggesting the existence of a PUUV-related hantavirus. Based on the phylogenetic relationships among arvicolid rodents, the royal vole (Myodes regulus) was targeted as a likely reservoir host of hantavirus," researchers in Seoul, Korea report.
"Using RT-PCR, a genetically...
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