| seewis virus, a genetically distinct hantavirus in the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus). | more than 20 years ago, hantaviral antigens were reported in tissues of the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus), eurasian water shrew (neomys fodiens) and common mole (talpa europea), suggesting that insectivores, or soricomorphs, might serve as reservoirs of unique hantaviruses. using rt-pcr, sequences of a genetically distinct hantavirus, designated seewis virus (swsv), were amplified from lung tissue of a eurasian common shrew, captured in october 2006 in graubünden, switzerland. pair-wise ... | 2007 | 17967200 |
| genetic diversity and phylogeography of seewis virus in the eurasian common shrew in finland and hungary. | recent identification of a newfound hantavirus, designated seewis virus (swsv), in the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus), captured in switzerland, corroborates decades-old reports of hantaviral antigens in this shrew species from russia. to ascertain the spatial or geographic variation of swsv, archival liver tissues from 88 eurasian common shrews, trapped in finland in 1982 and in hungary during 1997, 1999 and 2000, were analyzed for hantavirus rnas by reverse transcription-polymerase chain ... | 2009 | 19930716 |
| novel hantavirus in the flat-skulled shrew (sorex roboratus). | genetically distinct hantaviruses have been identified recently in multiple species of shrews (order soricomorpha, family soricidae) in eurasia and north america. to corroborate decades-old reports of hantaviral antigens in shrews from russia, archival liver and lung tissues from 4 siberian large-toothed shrews (sorex daphaenodon), 5 eurasian least shrews (sorex minutissimus), 12 flat-skulled shrews (sorex roboratus), and 18 tundra shrews (sorex tundrensis), captured in the sakha republic in nor ... | 2010 | 20426682 |
| seewis virus: phylogeography of a shrew-borne hantavirus in siberia, russia. | hantaviral antigens were originally reported more than 20 years ago in tissues of the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus), captured in european and siberian russia. the recent discovery of seewis virus (swsv) in this soricid species in switzerland provided an opportunity to investigate its genetic diversity and geographic distribution in russia. | 2010 | 20426688 |
| leptospira spp. in small mammals from areas with low and high human hantavirus incidences in south-west germany. | leptospirosis is caused by leptospira spp. and is considered the most widespread zoonotic disease worldwide. it mimics nephropathia epidemica in humans, a disease mainly caused by puumala hantavirus (puuv). small mammals are reservoirs for leptospira spp. and puuv. seewis virus (swsv) is a shrew-borne hantavirus with unknown pathogenicity. the objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence for leptospira spp. and the frequency of leptospira-hantavirus co-infections in small mammals colle ... | 2017 | 28332927 |
| serological survey of seewis virus antibodies in patients suspected for hantavirus infection in finland; a cross-reaction between puumala virus antiserum with seewis virus n protein? | puumala virus (puuv, carried by myodes glareolus) co-circulates with seewis virus (swsv, carried by sorex araneus) in finland. while puuv causes 1000-3000 nephropathia epidemica (ne) cases annually, the pathogenicity of swsv to man is unknown. to study the prevalence of swsv antibodies in hantavirus fever-like patients' sera, we used recombinant swsv nucleocapsid (n) protein as the antigen in elisa, immunofluorescence assay (ifa) and immunoblotting. while characterizing the recombinant swsv n pr ... | 2015 | 25787939 |
| hantaviruses in finnish soricomorphs: evidence for two distinct hantaviruses carried by sorex araneus suggesting ancient host-switch. | hantaviruses are emerging viruses carried by rodents, soricomorphs (shrews and moles) and bats. in finland, puumala virus (puuv) was for years the only hantavirus detected. in 2009, however, seewis virus (swsv) was reported from archival common shrew (sorex araneus) samples collected in 1982 in finland. to elucidate the diversity of hantaviruses in soricomorphs in finland, 180 individuals were screened, representing seven species captured from 2001 to 2012: hantavirus rna was screened using rt-p ... | 2014 | 24997334 |
| broad geographical distribution and high genetic diversity of shrew-borne seewis hantavirus in central europe. | for a long time hantaviruses were believed to be exclusively rodent-borne pathogens. recent findings of numerous shrew- and mole-borne hantaviruses raise important questions on their phylogenetic origin. the objective of our study was to prove the presence and distribution of shrew-associated seewis virus (swsv) in different sorex species in central europe. therefore, a total of 353 sorex araneus, 59 s. minutus, 27 s. coronatus, and one s. alpinus were collected in germany, the czech republic, a ... | 2012 | 22467179 |
| molecular evidence and high genetic diversity of shrew-borne seewis virus in slovenia. | seewis virus, the shrew-borne hantavirus from sorex araneus, has been molecularly detected in reservoir hosts in many different central european countries and russia. slovenia is a known endemic country for rodent-borne hantaviruses, therefore the aim of the study was to investigate the presence of shrew-borne hantaviruses in insectivores. viral l, s and m segment have been recovered only from tissue samples of 7 s. araneus, despite several shrew species were tested. phylogenetic analysis showed ... | 2013 | 23892145 |
| evolution and postglacial colonization of seewis hantavirus with sorex araneus in finland. | hantaviruses have co-existed with their hosts for millions of years. seewis virus (swsv), a soricomorph-borne hantavirus, is widespread in eurasia, ranging from central siberia to western europe. to gain insight into the phylogeography and evolutionary history of swsv in finland, lung tissue samples of 225 common shrews (sorex araneus) trapped from different parts of finland were screened for the presence of swsv rna. forty-two of the samples were positive. partial small (s), medium (m) and larg ... | 2018 | 29133028 |
| boginia virus, a newfound hantavirus harbored by the eurasian water shrew (neomys fodiens) in poland. | guided by decades-old reports of hantaviral antigens in the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus) and the eurasian water shrew (neomys fodiens) in european russia, we employed rt-pcr to analyze lung tissues of soricine shrews, captured in boginia, huta dłutowska and kurowice in central poland during september 2010, 2011 and 2012. | 2013 | 23693084 |
| detection of shrew-borne hantavirus in eurasian pygmy shrew (sorex minutus) in central europe. | recently, it was found that not only rodents but also shrews are reservoir hosts of hantaviruses. in central europe, only seewis virus, associated with the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus), has been recognized until now. in the present report, tissue samples from shrews belonging to crocidurinae and soricinae subfamilies, trapped in czech republic, germany, and slovakia, were screened for the presence of novel hantaviruses. three new hantavirus partial l-segment sequences were obtained from ... | 2013 | 23602837 |
| co-circulation of soricid- and talpid-borne hantaviruses in poland. | previously, we reported the discovery of a genetically distinct hantavirus, designated boginia virus (bogv), in the eurasian water shrew (neomys fodiens), as well as the detection of seewis virus (swsv) in the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus), in central poland. in this expanded study of 133 shrews and 69 moles captured during 2010-2013 in central and southeastern poland, we demonstrate the co-circulation of bogv in the eurasian water shrew and swsv in the eurasian common shrew, eurasian py ... | 2014 | 25445646 |