Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.
James G
Shepherd
;
Andrew E
Blunsum
;
Stephen
Carmichael
;
Katherine
Smollett
;
Hector
Maxwell-Scott
;
Eoghan CW
Farmer
;
Jane
Osborne
;
Alasdair
MacLean
;
Shirin
Ashraf
;
Rajiv
Shah
;
+4 more...
Rory
Gunson
;
Ana
da Silva Filipe
;
Emma J
Aarons
;
Emma C
Thomson
;
(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.
Item Type | Article |
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Elements ID | 166509 |
Date Deposited | 15 Nov 2021 10:43 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-0889