1.
Euro Surveill
; 12(6): E070628.3, 2007 Jun 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17868570
Subject(s)
Hantavirus Infections/veterinary , Puumala virus/isolation & purification , Rodent Diseases/epidemiology , Animals , Arvicolinae , France/epidemiology , Hantavirus Infections/epidemiology , Hantavirus Infections/virology , Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome/epidemiology , Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome/veterinary , Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome/virology , Rodent Diseases/virology , Trees
2.
Acta Trop
; 84(3): 183-8, 2002 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12443796
ABSTRACT
During 1999 and 2000, we performed rodent captures on 15 sites all over Belgium to evaluate the presence of hantaviruses in local rodent populations. Viral antibody and RNA detection was performed by ELISA/focus reduction neutralisation test and RT-PCR, respectively. We found hantavirus-positive rodents on 13 out of 15 trapping sites and 3 rodent species were found positive for hantavirus infection. Apart from Puumala virus that was carried by Clethrionomys glareolus, 2 additional rodent species, Microtus arvalis and Apodemus sylvaticus, were found antibody- and/or RNA-positive.
