Orthohantaviruses in Reservoir and Atypical Hosts in the Czech Republic: Spillover Infection and Indication of Virus-Specific Tissue Tropism

• Published in: Microbiology Spectrum
• Main Authors: Hönig, Václav, Kamiš, Jan, Maršíková, Aneta, Matějková, Tereza, Stopka, Pavel, Mácová, Anna, Růžek, Daniel, Kvičerová, Jana
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022
• Subjects: Research Article; Tula; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9604079/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36169417; https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01306-22

Orthohantaviruses (genus Orthohantavirus) are a diverse group of viruses that are closely associated with their natural hosts (rodents, shrews, and moles). Several orthohantaviruses cause severe disease in humans. Central and western Europe are areas with emerging orthohantavirus occurrences. In our...