Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Geographical range of Rio Mamoré virus (family Bunyaviridae, genus Hantavirus) in association with the small-eared pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys microtis).
- Journal:
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Richter, Martin H et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology · United States
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Hantavirus HTN.007 was originally isolated from a small-eared pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys microtis) captured in northeastern Peru. The results of analyses of nucleotide and amino acid sequence data in this study indicated that HTN.007 is a strain of Rio Mamoré virus (RIOMV) which is enzootic in small-eared pygmy rice rat populations in Bolivia. As such, the results of this study extend our knowledge of the geographical range of RIOMV and support the notion that the small-eared pygmy rice rat is the principal host of RIOMV.
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