Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.

ABSTRACT: We describe a case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Seoul virus in a woman in Scotland, UK. Whole-genome sequencing showed the virus belonged to a lineage characterized by recent international expansion, probably driven by trade in pet rats.

SUBMITTER: Shepherd JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8462346 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature