Urinary genome detection and tracking of Hantaan virus from hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome patients using multiplex PCR-based next-generation sequencing.

• Main Authors: Seungchan Cho (Author), Won-Keun Kim (Author), Jin Sun No (Author), Seung-Ho Lee (Author), Jaehun Jung (Author), Yongjin Yi (Author), Hayne Cho Park (Author), Geum-Young Lee (Author), Kyungmin Park (Author), Jeong-Ah Kim (Author), Jongwoo Kim (Author), Jingyeong Lee (Author), Daesang Lee (Author), Dong Hyun Song (Author), Se Hun Gu (Author), Seong Tae Jeong (Author), Jin-Won Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Hantavirus infection occurs through the inhalation of aerosolized excreta, including urine, feces, and saliva of infected rodents. The presence of Hantaan virus (HTNV) RNA or infectious particles in urine specimens of patient with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome...