Identification of a novel hantavirus strain in the root vole (Microtus oeconomus) in Lithuania, Eastern Europe

• Published in: Infection, Genetics and Evolution
• Main Authors: Drewes, Stephan, Jeske, Kathrin, Straková, Petra, Balčiauskas, Linas, Ryll, René, Balčiauskienė, Laima, Kohlhause, David, Schnidrig, Guy-Alain, Hiltbrunner, Melanie, Špakova, Aliona, Insodaitė, Rasa, Petraitytė-Burneikienė, Rasa, Heckel, Gerald, Ulrich, Rainer G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Microtus oeconomus; Lithuania; Reservoir host; Tatenale hantavirus; Traemmersee hantavirus; Rusne hantavirus; Hybrid sequence capture; Genome sequence; Tula; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://repository.vu.lt/VU:ELABAPDB76791661&prefLang=en_US

Hantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens that can cause subclinical to lethal infections in humans. In Europe, five orthohantaviruses are present in rodents: Myodes-associated Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV), Microtus-associated Tula orthohantavirus, Traemmersee hantavirus (TRAV)/ Tatenale hantavirus (TAT...