title: Tula hantavirus in Belgium.
abstract: European common voles (Microtus arvalis), captured in Belgium in 1999, were proven by molecular as well as by serological techniques to be infected with Tula hantavirus (TULV). This is the first evidence for the presence of TULV in this country. No indication of spill-over infections of Puumala virus, known to be highly endemic among bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) within the same geographical regions as the trapped TULV-infected common voles, was observed. Together with previous reports on the circulation of TULV in eastern/central Europe, this finding suggests a more wide-spread circulation of this hantavirus serotype throughout the continent.
authors: Research Laboratory for Vector-borne Diseases, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Heyman
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Klingström
authors: F
authors: F
authors: de Jaegere
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Leclercq
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Rozenfeld
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Escutenaire
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Vandenvelde
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Zizi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Plyusnin
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lundkvist
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000821:virology*; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral