Genetic Diversity and Distribution of Peromyscus-Borne Hantaviruses in North America

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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Main Authors: Martha C. Monroe, Sergey P. Morzunov, Angela M. Johnson, Michael D. Bowen, Harvey Artsob, Terry Yates, C.J. Peters, Pierre E. Rollin, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Stuart T. Nichol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Canada
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0109_article

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