Spatial and Temporal Dynamics and Molecular Evolution of Tula orthohantavirus in German Vole Populations

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Sabrina Schmidt, Daniela Reil, Kathrin Jeske, Stephan Drewes, Ulrike M. Rosenfeld, Stefan Fischer, Nastasja G. Spierling, Anton Labutin, Gerald Heckel, Jens Jacob, Rainer G. Ulrich, Christian Imholt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: rodents; hantavirus; monitoring; population dynamics; common vole; field vole; Microbiology; QR1-502; Tula; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061132; https://doaj.org/article/3ce99ac8a6334e48baf6603b22efd8da

Tula orthohantavirus (TULV) is a rodent-borne hantavirus with broad geographical distribution in Europe. Its major reservoir is the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ), but TULV has also been detected in closely related vole species. Given the large distributional range and high amplitude population dy...