Puumala Virus in Bank Voles, Lithuania

Abstract

Little is known about the presence of human pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) in Lithuania. We detected this virus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in a region of this country in which previously PUUV-seropositive humans were identified. Our results are consistent with heterogeneous distributions of PUUV in other countries in Europe.

Keywords

• Puumala virus
• viruses
• bank voles
• Myodes glareolus
• molecular detection
• Lithuania