Genetic detection of Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus in the edible dormouse (Glis glis) in central Serbia

• Published in: Epidemiology and Infection
• Main Authors: Stanojevic, M., Nikolic, V., Stajkovic, N., Stamenković, Gorana, Bozovic, B., Cekanac, R., Marusic, P., Gligic, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Balkans; Glis glis; Tula; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2091; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268814001010

Hantaviruses are endemic in the Balkans, particularly in Serbia, where sporadic cases and/or outbreaks of hantaviral human disease have been reported repeatedly, and evidenced serologically. Here, we present genetic detection of Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) hantaviral sequences in wild rodents trap...