Geo-spatial hotspots of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and genetic characterization of Seoul variants in Beijing, China.

• Main Authors: Shu-Qing Zuo (Author), Li-Qun Fang (Author), Lin Zhan (Author), Pan-He Zhang (Author), Jia-Fu Jiang (Author), Li-Ping Wang (Author), Jia-Qi Ma (Author), Bing-Cai Wang (Author), Ri-Min Wang (Author), Xiao-Ming Wu (Author), Hong Yang (Author), Zhi-Wei Cao (Author), Wu-Chun Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is highly endemic in mainland China, and has extended from rural areas to cities recently. Beijing metropolis is a novel affected region, where the HFRS incidence seems to be diverse from place to place. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The spa...