Cocirculation of Leptospira spp. and multiple orthohantaviruses in rodents, Lithuania, Northern Europe

• Published in: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
• Main Authors: Jeske, Kathrin, Schulz, Jana, Tekemen, Duygu, Balčiauskas, Linas, Balčiauskienė, Laima, Hiltbrunner, Melanie, Drewes, Stephan, Mayer-Scholl, Anne, Heckel, Gerald, Ulrich, Rainer G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: article; Text; ddc:570; Reservoir; Leptospira Kirschneri; Puumala Orthohantavirus; Tula Orthohantavirus; Dobrava-belgrade Orthohantavirus; Tula; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14470; https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00077545; https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/openagrar_derivate_00048838/SD202260.pdf; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tbed.14470

In Europe, zoonotic Leptospira spp. and orthohantaviruses are mainly associated with specific rodent hosts. These pathogens cause febrile human diseases with similar symptoms and disease progression. In Lithuania, the presence of Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus (DOBV), Tula orthohantavirus (TULV) a...