Comment on Jameson et al.: Prevalence of Antibodies against Hantaviruses in Serum and Saliva of Adults Living or Working on Farms in Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Comment on Jameson et al.: Prevalence of Antibodies against Hantaviruses in Serum and Saliva of Adults Living or Working on Farms in Yorkshire, United Kingdom

This British hantavirus IgG prevalence study, aimed at 119 asymptomatic farmers in England, and using indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) as screening technique, concluded that rat-transmitted Seoul virus (SEOV) might be the main suspect as hantaviral pathogen in the UK. Exactly the same conclus...

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Main Authors: Jan Clement, Paula McKenna, Valentijn Vergote, Marc Van Ranst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Seoul virus (SEOV)
hantavirus
wild rat
prevalence
risk factors
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
U.K.
Northern Ireland
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/9/3415

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