| hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northwestern argentina: circulation of laguna negra virus associated with calomys callosus. | the purpose of this study was to characterize the hantaviruses circulating in northwestern argentina. human and rodent studies were conducted in yuto, where most cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (hps) occur. partial virus genome sequences were obtained from the blood of 12 cases of hps, and from the lungs of 4 calomys callosus and 1 akodon simulator. phylogenetic analysis showed that three genotypes associated with hps circulate in yuto. laguna negra (ln) virus, associated with c. laucha i ... | 2004 | 15569801 |
| host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals. | the majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, hiv, ebola and sars). understanding patterns of viral diversity in wildlife and determinants of successful cross-species transmission, or spillover, are therefore key goals for pandemic surveillance programs. however, few analytical tools exist to identify which host species are likely to harbour the next human virus, or which viruses can cross species ... | 2017 | 28636590 |