Prevalence of Wenzhou virus in small mammals in Yunnan Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mammarenaviruses are associated with human hemorrhagic fever diseases in Africa and America. Recently, a rodent mammarenavirus, Wēnzhōu virus (WENV) and related viruses, have been reported in China, Cambodia, and Thailand. Moreover, in Cambodia, these viruses were suspected to be associated with human disease. In China, Yunnan Province is famous for its abundant animal and plant diversity and is adjacent to several South-eastern Asia countries. Therefore, it is necessary to know whether WENV-related viruses, or other mammarenaviruses, are prevalent in this province.

Methodology/principal findings

Small mammals were trapped, euthanized, and sampled. Mammarenavirus RNA was detected using a nested reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and quantifie

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6395006 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature