Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2011)

Pygmy Rice Rat as Potential Host of Castelo dos Sonhos Hantavirus

  • Elizabeth S. Travassos da Rosa,
  • Daniele B. A. Medeiros,
  • Márcio R.T. Nunes,
  • Darlene B. Simith,
  • Armando de Souza Pereira,
  • Mauro R. Elkhoury,
  • Marília Lavocat,
  • Aparecido A.R. Marques,
  • Alba Valéria Via,
  • Paulo D’Andrea,
  • Cibele R. Bonvicino,
  • Elba Regina S. Lemos,
  • Pedro F.C. Vasconcelos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.101547
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 8
pp. 1527 – 1530

Abstract

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To study the dynamics of wild rodent populations and identify potential hosts for hantavirus, we conducted an eco-epidemiologic study in Campo Novo do Parecis, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. We detected and genetically characterized Castelo dos Sonhos virus found in a species of pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys utiaritensis).

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