Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia
Ljungan virus (LV) is a picornavirus originally isolated from Swedish bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in 1998. The association of LV with human disease has been debated ever since, but fundamental data on the ecology of the virus are still lacking. Here we present results of the first intensive study...
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ftiasma:oai:openpub.fmach.it:10449/35951 2024-04-21T08:01:50+00:00 Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa', Roberto Nordström, Å. Ecke, F. Magnusson, M. Miller, A. L. Niemimaa, J. O.l.s.s.o.n.,.G. E. Jääskeläinen, A. J. Hörnfeldt, B. Henttonen, H. Hauffe, Heidi Christine Fevola, C. Rossi, C. Rosa', R. Nordström, Å. Ecke, F. Magnusson, M. Miller, A.L. Niemimaa, J. O. l. s. s. o. n., .G.E. Jääskeläinen, A.J. Hörnfeldt, B. Henttonen, H. Hauffe, H.C. 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10449/35951 https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-06-145 eng eng country:US info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000405093800012 volume:53 issue:3 firstpage:552 lastpage:560 journal:JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/262693 http://hdl.handle.net/10449/35951 doi:10.7589/2016-06-145 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85022043781 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Finland Parechovirus B Prevalence Picornavirus Rodent-borne virus RT-PCR Sweden Settore VET/06 - PARASSITOLOGIA E MALATTIE PARASSITARIE DEGLI ANIMALI info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftiasma https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-06-145 2024-03-27T17:49:32Z Ljungan virus (LV) is a picornavirus originally isolated from Swedish bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in 1998. The association of LV with human disease has been debated ever since, but fundamental data on the ecology of the virus are still lacking. Here we present results of the first intensive study on the prevalence of LV in bank voles trapped in Fennoscandia (Sweden and Finland) from 2009–2012 as determined by PCR. Using an LV-specific RT-PCR, LV was detected in the liver of 73 out of 452 (16.2%) individuals and in 13 out of 17 sampling sites across Sweden and Finland (mean per site prevalence 16%, SE 3%, range 0–50%). We found more infected animals in autumn compared to spring, and lighter and heavier individuals had a higher prevalence than those with intermediate body masses. The result that LV prevalence is also lower in heavier (i.e., older) animals suggests for the first time that LV infection is not persistent in rodents Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Fondazione Edmund Mach: IRIS-OpenPub Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53 3 552 |
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Finland Parechovirus B Prevalence Picornavirus Rodent-borne virus RT-PCR Sweden Settore VET/06 - PARASSITOLOGIA E MALATTIE PARASSITARIE DEGLI ANIMALI Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa', Roberto Nordström, Å. Ecke, F. Magnusson, M. Miller, A. L. Niemimaa, J. O.l.s.s.o.n.,.G. E. Jääskeläinen, A. J. Hörnfeldt, B. Henttonen, H. Hauffe, Heidi Christine Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia |
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Ljungan virus (LV) is a picornavirus originally isolated from Swedish bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in 1998. The association of LV with human disease has been debated ever since, but fundamental data on the ecology of the virus are still lacking. Here we present results of the first intensive study on the prevalence of LV in bank voles trapped in Fennoscandia (Sweden and Finland) from 2009–2012 as determined by PCR. Using an LV-specific RT-PCR, LV was detected in the liver of 73 out of 452 (16.2%) individuals and in 13 out of 17 sampling sites across Sweden and Finland (mean per site prevalence 16%, SE 3%, range 0–50%). We found more infected animals in autumn compared to spring, and lighter and heavier individuals had a higher prevalence than those with intermediate body masses. The result that LV prevalence is also lower in heavier (i.e., older) animals suggests for the first time that LV infection is not persistent in rodents |
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Fevola, C. Rossi, C. Rosa', R. Nordström, Å. Ecke, F. Magnusson, M. Miller, A.L. Niemimaa, J. O. l. s. s. o. n., .G.E. Jääskeläinen, A.J. Hörnfeldt, B. Henttonen, H. Hauffe, H.C. |
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Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa', Roberto Nordström, Å. Ecke, F. Magnusson, M. Miller, A. L. Niemimaa, J. O.l.s.s.o.n.,.G. E. Jääskeläinen, A. J. Hörnfeldt, B. Henttonen, H. Hauffe, Heidi Christine |
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Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa', Roberto Nordström, Å. Ecke, F. Magnusson, M. Miller, A. L. Niemimaa, J. O.l.s.s.o.n.,.G. E. Jääskeläinen, A. J. Hörnfeldt, B. Henttonen, H. Hauffe, Heidi Christine |
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Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia |
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Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia |
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Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia |
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Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia |
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Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan Virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia |
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distribution and seasonal variation of ljungan virus in bank voles (myodes glareolus) in fennoscandia |
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