title: Isolation, genetic diversity, and geographic distribution of Bayou virus (Bunyaviridae: hantavirus).
abstract: Bayou hantavirus, previously implicated in human hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Louisiana, was isolated from a rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) captured in Georgia. The presence of antibody among rice rats captured throughout the southeastern United States and the extent of diversity among the genetic variants of Bayou viruses suggest that the rice rat is the most likely natural reservoir of the virus and that both virus and host have probably co-evolved for some years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Ksiazek
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nichol
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Groves
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wozniak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McAdams
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Monroe
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Rollin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D016205:Sigmodontinae / Q000821:virology*; D015144:Southeastern United States
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral