Bayou virus-associated hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Eastern Texas: identification of the rice rat, Oryzomys palustris, as reservoir host.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Torrez-Martinez, N. ; Bharadwaj, M. ; Goade, D. ; Delury, J. ; Moran, P. ; Hicks, B. ; Nix, B. ; Davis, J. L. ; Hjelle, B.
• Description:
  We describe the third known case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) due to Bayou virus, from Jefferson County, Texas. By using molecular epidemiologic methods, we show that rice rats (Oryzomys palustris) are frequently infected with Bayou virus and that viral RNA sequences from HPS patients are similar to those from nearby rice rats. Bayou virus is associated with O. palustris; this rodent appears to be its predominant reservoir host.
• Subjects:
  Animals Disease Reservoirs Dna, Viral Environmental Exposure Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Humans Male Middle Aged Phylogeny Rats Sequence Analysis, Dna Sigmodontinae

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 4(1):105-111.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:05a704d096310f7bf513fdd7394bf8df395fe52c940a7da4ed1d0d732b4904ea
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15463/cdc_15463_DS1.pdf
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