Identification and analysis of an SEO strain of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome hantavirus from Guangxi.
- Author:
Yi TAN
1
;
Fu-yin BI
;
Zeng-liang WEI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Antibodies, Viral; Base Sequence; China; epidemiology; Disease Reservoirs; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Hantavirus; classification; genetics; Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome; epidemiology; virology; Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral; epidemiology; virology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; RNA, Viral; analysis; Rats
- From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2008;22(6):443-445
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo identify hantavirus from lung specimens of rats captured in Guangxi.
METHODSRats were collected from various areas in Guangxi in combination with plague surveillance and rat lung specimens were examined by ELISA for hantavirus antigen, and M segment of positive specimen was partially amplified with RT-PCR and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted for genotyping.
RESULTSFrom a total of 306 rat lung specimens, a strain of SEO hantavirus was detected from lung specimen of a Norvegicus that was from coastal area of Guangxi Qinzhou city.
CONCLUSIONSFor the first time SEO hantanvirus was detected in the coastal area of Guangxi Qinzhou city, its epidemiological significance needs further study.
