Molecular Characterisation and Phylogeny of Tula Virus in Kazakhstan

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Nur Tukhanova, Anna Shin, Nurkeldi Turebekov, Talgat Nurmakhanov, Karlygash Abdiyeva, Alexandr Shevtsov, Toktasyn Yerubaev, Gulnara Tokmurziyeva, Almas Berdibekov, Vitaliy Sutyagin, Nurbek Maikanov, Andrei Zakharov, Ilmars Lezdinsh, Lyazzat Yeraliyeva, Guenter Froeschl, Michael Hoelscher, Stefan Frey, Edith Wagner, Lukas Peintner, Sandra Essbauer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: orthohantavirus; rodents; Republic of Kazakhstan; Tula virus; Microbiology; QR1-502; Tula; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v14061258; https://doaj.org/article/283694545ba7452da8a90f7ec9d07125

Orthohantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens that play a significant role in public health. These viruses can cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Eurasia. In the Republic of Kazakhstan, the first human cases were registered in the year 2000 in the West Kazakhstan region. Small mammals can be...