A novel genetic lineage of Tula orthohantavirus in Altai voles (Microtus obscurus) from Turkey.

This report describes the initial documentation of TULV circulation and its potential reservoir in Anatolia. The extent of virus dispersion, alternate hosts or outcomes of human exposure require elucidation.
PMID: 30465911 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - November 19, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Polat C, Ergünay K, Irmak S, Erdin M, Brinkmann A, Çetintaş O, Çoğal M, Sözen M, Matur F, Nitsche A, Öktem İMA Tags: Infect Genet Evol Source Type: research