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February 28, 2013EurosurveillanceOpen Access

Pet rats as a source of hantavirus in England and Wales, 2013

Lisa Jameson S K Taori B Atkinson P Levick Carol Featherstone Guda van der Burgt Noel McCarthy J Hart J C Osborne Amanda L. Walsh Theoderic Brooks R Hewson

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We report the detection of a strain of Seoul hantavirus (SEOV) in pet rats in England and Wales. The discovery followed an investigation of a case of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Wales. Hantavirus RNA was detected via real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and classic RT-PCR in pet rats belonging to the patient. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis confirmed the virus to be a SEOV that is similar, but not identical, to a previously reported United Kingdom strain from wild rats.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa924b915a756b5ce461fba https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.18.09.20415-en

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