Field vole-associated Traemmersee hantavirus from Germany represents a novel hantavirus species

• Published in: Virus Genes
• Main Authors: Jeske, Kathrin, Hiltbrunner, Melanie, Drewes, Stephan, Ryll, René, Wenk, Matthias, Špakova, Aliona, Petraitytė-Burneikienė, Rasa, Heckel, Gerald, Ulrich, Rainer G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Tula orthohantavirus; Tatenale; Hantavirus species; Germany; Field vol; e Microtus agrestis; Tula; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB42398221&prefLang=en_US

Vole-associated hantaviruses occur in the Old and New World. Tula orthohantavirus (TULV) is widely distributed throughout the European continent in its reservoir, the common vole (Microtus arvalis), but the virus was also frequently detected in field voles (Microtus agrestis) and other vole species....