Identification and analysis of an SEO strain of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome hantavirus from Guangxi / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
; (6): 443-445, 2008.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-332472
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify hantavirus from lung specimens of rats captured in Guangxi.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Rats were collected from various areas in Guangxi in combination with plague surveillance and rat lung specimens were examined by ELISA for hantavirus antigen, and M segment of positive specimen was partially amplified with RT-PCR and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted for genotyping.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>From a total of 306 rat lung specimens, a strain of SEO hantavirus was detected from lung specimen of a Norvegicus that was from coastal area of Guangxi Qinzhou city.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>For the first time SEO hantanvirus was detected in the coastal area of Guangxi Qinzhou city, its epidemiological significance needs further study.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phylogeny
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Virology
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Disease Reservoirs
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RNA, Viral
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Base Sequence
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China
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Epidemiology
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Classification
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article