| 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 |