| hantavirus in african wood mouse, guinea. | hantaviruses are rodent-borne, emerging viruses that cause life-threatening human diseases in eurasia and the americas. we detected hantavirus genome sequences in an african wood mouse (hylomyscus simus) captured in sangassou, guinea. sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the genetic material demonstrate a novel hantavirus species, which we propose to name "sangassou virus." | 2006 | 16704849 |
| recent discoveries of new hantaviruses widen their range and question their origins. | hantaviruses belong to the bunyaviridae family. while usually hosted by wild mammals, they are potentially pathogenic for humans, and several serologically distinct groups associated with different syndromes have been identified. yet, investigations have mostly been conducted where human infections by hantaviruses constitute a real and well-identified public health problem, i.e., the holarctic and neotropical areas. some hantaviruses have also been described from a suncus murinus in india and a ... | 2008 | 19120180 |
| sangassou virus, the first hantavirus isolate from africa, displays genetic and functional properties distinct from those of other murinae-associated hantaviruses. | we have discovered the first indigenous african hantavirus, sangassou virus (sangv). the virus was isolated from an african wood mouse (hylomyscus simus), trapped in a forest habitat in guinea, west africa. here, we report on the characterization of the genetic and functional properties of the virus. the complete genome of sangv was determined and showed typical hantavirus organization. the small (s), medium (m), and large (l) genome segments containing genes encoding nucleocapsid protein, two e ... | 2012 | 22278233 |