Evolution and genetic characterization of Seoul virus in wild rats Rattus norvegicus from an urban park in Lyon, France 2020-2022.

• Main Authors: Hussein Alburkat (Author), Teemu Smura (Author), Marie Bouilloud (Author), Julien Pradel (Author), Gwendoline Anfray (Author), Karine Berthier (Author), Lara Dutra (Author), Anne Loiseau (Author), Thanakorn Niamsap (Author), Viktor Olander (Author), Diana Sepulveda (Author), Vinaya Venkat (Author), Nathalie Charbonnel (Author), Guillaume Castel (Author), Tarja Sironen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Seoul virus (SEOV) is an orthohantavirus primarily carried by rats. In humans, it may cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Its incidence is likely underestimated and given the expansion of urban areas, a better knowledge of SEOV circulation in rat popula...