title: [The epizootological and virological characteristics of a natural hantavirus infection focus in the subtropic zone of the Krasnodarsk Territory].
abstract: A natural focus of hantavirus infection was detected and examined during the studies conducted in 2000-2002 around the Sochi (the western spurs of the Great Caucasus Ridge, which descended to the Black Sea (the Krasnodar Territory of Russia). At least 4 rodent species, such as Microtus majori, A. (S.) ponticus, A. agrarius, A. (S.) ciscaucasicus, were shown to participate in the circulation of hantaviruses. A comparative analysis of the nucleotide sequences of genomic S- and M-segments of hantaviruses has provided evidence that 13 viral RNA isolates from the A. (S.) ciscaucasicus belong to the Dobrava/Belgrade virus clade; however the RNA isolate from the Microtus majori belong to the Tula virus clade.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Tkachenko
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Okulova
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Iunicheva
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Morzunov
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Khaĭbulina
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Riabova
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Vasilenko
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bashkirtsev
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Dzagurova
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gorbachkova
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Sedova
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Balakirev
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dekonenko
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Drozdov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009115:Muridae / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011156:Population Density; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D012377:Rodentia / Q000821:virology*; D012426:Russia; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral