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Hantavirus
New hantavirus data have been reported by P. Heyman and co-authors
February 10th, 2009
According to a study from Brussels, Belgium, "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," wrote P. Heyman and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We also serologically screened an at-risk...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-10)
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