Hantavirus host assemblages and human disease in the Atlantic Forest.

• Main Authors: Renata L Muylaert (Author), Ricardo Siqueira Bovendorp (Author), Gilberto Sabino-Santos (Author), Paula R Prist (Author), Geruza Leal Melo (Author), Camila de Fátima Priante (Author), David A Wilkinson (Author), Milton Cezar Ribeiro (Author), David T S Hayman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several viruses from the genus Orthohantavirus are known to cause lethal disease in humans. Sigmodontinae rodents are the main hosts responsible for hantavirus transmission in the tropical forests, savannas, and wetlands of South America. These rodents can shed different hantaviruses, such as the le...