Ongoing spillover of Hantaan and Gou hantaviruses from rodents is associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in China.

BACKGROUND: Longquan City, Zhejiang province, China, has been seriously affected by hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) since the first cases were registered in 1974. To understand the epidemiology and emergence of HFRS in Longquan, which may be indicative of large parts of rural China, we...

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Main Authors: Wen Wang, Miao-Ruo Wang, Xian-Dan Lin, Wen-Ping Guo, Ming-Hui Li, Sheng-Hua Mei, Zhao-Mei Li, Mei-Li Cong, Rui-Lan Jiang, Run-Hong Zhou, Edward C Holmes, Alexander Plyusnin, Yong-Zhen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3798614?pdf=render