| phylogenetic characterization of hantaviruses from wild rodents and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases in the state of parana (southern brazil). | over 1,100 cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (hps) have occurred in brazil since 1993, but little is known about brazilian hantaviruses, and many of their rodent hosts remain unknown. the araucaria hantavirus (arauv) was described recently from hps patients from paraná, in southern brazil, but its host could not be identified. in this study, rodents were captured from regions with high hps prevalence to address this issue. arauv rna was detected in three distantly related rodent species: ol ... | 2009 | 19439554 |