Juquitiba-like hantavirus from 2 nonrelated rodent species, Uruguay.

ABSTRACT: Serologic and genetic analyses indicate that a Juquitiba-like hantavirus circulates in Maldonado, Uruguay. This virus is carried by 2 rodent species, Oligoryzomys nigripes and Oxymycterus nasutus. The same hantavirus in 2 nonrelated species can be explained by a spillover infection or a host-switching event.

SUBMITTER: Delfraro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2603116 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature