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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ftluke:oai:jukuri.luke.fi:10024/540850 2023-10-09T21:51:24+02:00 Distribution and seasonal variation of Ljungan virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Fennoscandia Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa, Roberto Nordström, Åke Ecke, Frauke Magnusson, Magnus Miller, Andrea Niemimaa, Jukka Olsson, Gert Jääskeläinen, Anne Hornfeldt, Birger Henttonen, Heikki Hauffe, Heidi Fondazione Edmund Mach University of Helsinki Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Luke / Luonnonvarat ja biotuotanto / Ekosysteemit ja ekologia / Metsä- ja eläinekologia (4100100316) 4100100316 Verkkojulkaisu 552-560 false http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/540850 eng eng Wildlife Disease Association Journal of Wildlife Diseases doi:10.7589/2016-06-145 0090-3558 3 53 http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/540850 1943-3700 Suomi Ruotsi jyrsijät myyrät rodents voles Parechovirus B picornavirus rodent-borne virus fi=A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä|sv=A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift|en=A1 Journal article (refereed), original research| ftluke https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-06-145 2023-09-12T20:26:26Z 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 2009-12 as determined by PCR. Using an LV-specific real-time reverse transcriptase 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. 2017 Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Natural Resources Institute Finland: Jukuri Ruotsi ENVELOPE(20.545,20.545,69.462,69.462) Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53 3 552 |
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Suomi Ruotsi jyrsijät myyrät rodents voles Parechovirus B picornavirus rodent-borne virus Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa, Roberto Nordström, Åke Ecke, Frauke Magnusson, Magnus Miller, Andrea Niemimaa, Jukka Olsson, Gert Jääskeläinen, Anne Hornfeldt, Birger Henttonen, Heikki Hauffe, Heidi 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 2009-12 as determined by PCR. Using an LV-specific real-time reverse transcriptase 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. 2017 |
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Fondazione Edmund Mach University of Helsinki Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Luke / Luonnonvarat ja biotuotanto / Ekosysteemit ja ekologia / Metsä- ja eläinekologia (4100100316) 4100100316 |
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Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa, Roberto Nordström, Åke Ecke, Frauke Magnusson, Magnus Miller, Andrea Niemimaa, Jukka Olsson, Gert Jääskeläinen, Anne Hornfeldt, Birger Henttonen, Heikki Hauffe, Heidi |
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Fevola, Cristina Rossi, Chiara Rosa, Roberto Nordström, Åke Ecke, Frauke Magnusson, Magnus Miller, Andrea Niemimaa, Jukka Olsson, Gert Jääskeläinen, Anne Hornfeldt, Birger Henttonen, Heikki Hauffe, Heidi |
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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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