Zoonotic Viruses in Three Species of Voles from Poland
Rodents are known to be reservoir hosts for a plethora of zoonotic viruses and therefore play a significant role in the dissemination of these pathogens. We trapped three vole species ( Microtus arvalis, Alexandromys oeconomus and Microtus agrestis ) in northeastern Poland, all of which are widely d...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f086da4bf10f4feb8022099a947413b0 2023-05-15T17:12:28+02:00 Zoonotic Viruses in Three Species of Voles from Poland Maciej Grzybek Katarzyna Tołkacz Tarja Sironen Sanna Mäki Mohammed Alsarraf Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk Beata Biernat Joanna Nowicka Antti Vaheri Heikki Henttonen Jerzy M. Behnke Anna Bajer 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101820 https://doaj.org/article/f086da4bf10f4feb8022099a947413b0 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1820 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 doi:10.3390/ani10101820 2076-2615 https://doaj.org/article/f086da4bf10f4feb8022099a947413b0 Animals, Vol 10, Iss 1820, p 1820 (2020) arenavirus hantavirus LCMV CPXV PUUV TULV Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101820 2022-12-31T01:47:45Z Rodents are known to be reservoir hosts for a plethora of zoonotic viruses and therefore play a significant role in the dissemination of these pathogens. We trapped three vole species ( Microtus arvalis, Alexandromys oeconomus and Microtus agrestis ) in northeastern Poland, all of which are widely distributed species in Europe. Using immunofluorescence assays, we assessed serum samples for the presence of antibodies to hantaviruses, arenaviruses and cowpox viruses (CPXV). We detected antibodies against CPXV and Puumala hantavirus (PUUV), the overall seroprevalence of combined viral infections being 18.2% [10.5–29.3] and mostly attributed to CPXV. We detected only one PUUV/TULV cross-reaction in Microtus arvalis (1.3% [0.1–7.9]), but found similar levels of antibodies against CPXV in all three vole species. There were no significant differences in seroprevalence of CPXV among host species and age categories, nor between the sexes. These results contribute to our understanding of the distribution and abundance of CPXV in voles in Europe, and confirm that CPXV circulates also in Microtus and Alexandromys voles in northeastern Poland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Microtus arvalis Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Animals 10 10 1820 |
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Rodents are known to be reservoir hosts for a plethora of zoonotic viruses and therefore play a significant role in the dissemination of these pathogens. We trapped three vole species ( Microtus arvalis, Alexandromys oeconomus and Microtus agrestis ) in northeastern Poland, all of which are widely distributed species in Europe. Using immunofluorescence assays, we assessed serum samples for the presence of antibodies to hantaviruses, arenaviruses and cowpox viruses (CPXV). We detected antibodies against CPXV and Puumala hantavirus (PUUV), the overall seroprevalence of combined viral infections being 18.2% [10.5–29.3] and mostly attributed to CPXV. We detected only one PUUV/TULV cross-reaction in Microtus arvalis (1.3% [0.1–7.9]), but found similar levels of antibodies against CPXV in all three vole species. There were no significant differences in seroprevalence of CPXV among host species and age categories, nor between the sexes. These results contribute to our understanding of the distribution and abundance of CPXV in voles in Europe, and confirm that CPXV circulates also in Microtus and Alexandromys voles in northeastern Poland. |
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Maciej Grzybek Katarzyna Tołkacz Tarja Sironen Sanna Mäki Mohammed Alsarraf Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk Beata Biernat Joanna Nowicka Antti Vaheri Heikki Henttonen Jerzy M. Behnke Anna Bajer |
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Maciej Grzybek Katarzyna Tołkacz Tarja Sironen Sanna Mäki Mohammed Alsarraf Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk Beata Biernat Joanna Nowicka Antti Vaheri Heikki Henttonen Jerzy M. Behnke Anna Bajer |
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Zoonotic Viruses in Three Species of Voles from Poland |
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Zoonotic Viruses in Three Species of Voles from Poland |
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Zoonotic Viruses in Three Species of Voles from Poland |
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Zoonotic Viruses in Three Species of Voles from Poland |
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Zoonotic Viruses in Three Species of Voles from Poland |
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zoonotic viruses in three species of voles from poland |
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