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Hantavirus Genetics
Studies from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention provide new data on hantavirus genetics
October 21st, 2008
A report, 'Genetic analysis of hantaviruses carried by reed voles Microtus fortis in China,' is newly published data in Virus Research. According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "To gain more insights into the epidemiology of hantaviruses in China, the hantaviral S, M and L segment sequences were recovered from two Microtus fortis captured in Shenyang and four M. fortis trapped in Yuanjiang in China. Genetic analysis revealed that Shenyang sequences are closely related to the sequences of Fusong strains of Vladivostok virus (VLAV)." "Interestingly, the complete S segment and partial L segment sequences from Yuanjiang were quite distinct from...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-21)
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