First evidence of Seoul hantavirus in the wild rat population in the Netherlands

African Journal of Disability

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Verner Carlsson, Jenny ^a,b   Lõhmus, Mare ^a,c,d   Sundström, Karin ^a   Strand, Tanja M ^a   Verkerk, Monique ^e   Reusken, Chantal ^f,g   Yoshimatsu, Kumiko ^h   Arikawa, Jiro ^h   van de Goot, Frank ^e   Lundkvist, Åke ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^e Symbiant Pathology Expert Centre   (Netherlands)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Centre for Infectious Disease Control   (Netherlands)

^h HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hantavirus; Rodent borne diseases; Seoul virus; Wildlife diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929385239     PISSN: 22239170     EISSN: 22267220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/iee.v5.27215     Document Type: Article

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