Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.
Shepherd, James G; Blunsum, Andrew E; Carmichael, Stephen; Smollett, Katherine; Maxwell-Scott, Hector; Farmer, Eoghan CW; Osborne, Jane; MacLean, Alasdair; Ashraf, Shirin; Shah, Rajiv; +4 more...Gunson, Rory; da Silva Filipe, Ana; Aarons, Emma J; and Thomson, Emma C
(2021)
Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.
Emerging infectious diseases, 27 (10).
pp. 2677-2680.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.211298
(2021)
Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.
Emerging infectious diseases, 27 (10).
pp. 2677-2680.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.211298
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.
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