| ecological study of hantavirus infection in wild rodents in an endemic area in brazil. | a 3-year ecological study of small mammals was carried out in an endemic area for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the state of santa catarina in southern brazil. a total of 994 rodents of 14 different species corresponding to the subfamilies of sigmodontinae, murinae, eumysopinae, and caviinae were captured during 2004-2006. oligoryzomys nigripes and akodon montensis were the most abundant species and showed a clear seasonal pattern with higher population sizes during the winter. rodent populat ... | 2014 | 24291677 |
| detection of the first incidence of akodon paranaensis naturally infected with the jabora virus strain (hantavirus) in brazil. | we characterised hantaviruses circulating in different akodon rodent species collected in midwestern santa catarina (sc), southern brazil, where the jabora hantavirus (jabv) strain was first identified in akodon montensis. genetic and phylogenetic analyses based on a partial s segment indicated that, in sc, akodon paranaensis and a. montensis carried the same type of hantavirus. additionally, we conducted the first genomic characterisation of the complete s segment from the brazilian jabv strain ... | 2012 | 22510841 |
| genetic characterization of hantaviruses associated with sigmodontine rodents in an endemic area for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in southern brazil. | an ecological assessment of reservoir species was conducted in a rural area (jaborá) in the mid-west of the state of santa catarina in southern brazil, where hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is endemic, to evaluate the prevalence of hantavirus infection in wild rodents. blood and tissue samples were collected from 507 rodents during seven field trips from march 2004 to april 2006. some of the animals were karyotyped to confirm morphological identification. phylogenetic reconstructions of rodent spe ... | 2010 | 21138380 |