Gastrointestinal Tract As Entry Route for Hantavirus Infection

Gastrointestinal Tract As Entry Route for Hantavirus Infection

Background: Hantaviruses are zoonotic agents that cause hemorrhagic fevers and are thought to be transmitted to humans by exposure to aerosolized excreta of infected rodents. Puumala virus (PUUV) is the predominant endemic hantavirus in Europe. A large proportion of PUUV-infected patients suffer fro...

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Main Authors: Peter T. Witkowski, Casey C. Perley, Rebecca L. Brocato, Jay W. Hooper, Christian Jürgensen, Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Detlev H. Krüger, Roland Bücker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
hantavirus
puumala virus
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
virus entry
gastrointestinal infection
gastric barrier
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01721/full

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