Genetic characterization of hantaviruses isolated from rodents in the port cities of Heilongjiang, China, in 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hantavirus is a tripartite negative-sense RNA virus. It can infect humans through contaminated rodent excreta and causes two types of fatal human diseases: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). China exhibits the highest HFRS occurrence rate in the world, and the Heilongjiang area is one of the most severely infected regions.

Results

To obtain additional insights into the genetic characteristics of hantaviruses in the port cities of the Heilongjiang area in China, a molecular epidemiological investigation of hantaviruses isolated from rodents was performed in 2014. A total of 649 rodents (11 murine species and 1 shrew species) were caught in 12 port cities in Heilongjiang. Among these rodents, the most common species

SUBMITTER: Cao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4818876 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature