Genetic Diversity and Distribution of Peromyscus-Borne Hantaviruses in North America
The 1993 outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the southwestern United States was associated with Sin Nombre virus, a rodent-borne hantavirus; The virus' primary reservoir is the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). Hantavirus-infected rodents were identified in various regions of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1999-02-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0109_article |