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Hantavirus
Studies in the area of hantavirus reported from University of Helsinki
May 20th, 2008
According to recent research from Helsinki, Finland, "Hantavirus genome sequences were recovered from tissue samples of Myodes rufocanus, Microtus fortis and Microtus oeconomus captured in the Baikal area of Buryatia, Russian Federation. Genetic analysis of S- and M-segment sequences of Buryatian hantavirus strains showed that Myodesassociated strains belong to Hokkaido virus (HOKV) type while Microtus-associated strains belong to Vladivostok virus (VLAV) type." "On phylogenetic trees Buryatian HOKV strains were clustered together with M. rufocanus-originated strains from Japan, China and Far-East Russia (Primorsky region). Buryatian Microtus-originated strains shared a...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-20)
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