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Hantavirus
Recent findings in hantavirus described by W.Y. Zhang and colleagues
June 2nd, 2009
"To understand the spatial distribution of hantavirus infections across landscapes and its influencing environment factors in Beijing, People's Republic of China, rodents captured in this region were examined for hantavirus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. A total of 1,639 rodents were trapped at 86 randomly selected sites," scientists writing in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene report. "The overall infection rate for hantavirus was 7.14% in the rodents. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the natural infection rates for hantavirus in rodents were significantly associated with rice agriculture (odds...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-02)
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