[The epizootological and virological characteristics of a natural hantavirus infection focus in the subtropic zone of the Krasnodarsk Territory].
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.
Tkachenko
E A
EA
Okulova
N M
NM
Iunicheva
Iu V
IuV
Morzunov
S P
SP
Khaĭbulina
S F
SF
Riabova
T E
TE
Vasilenko
L E
LE
Bashkirtsev
V N
VN
Dzagurova
T K
TK
Gorbachkova
E A
EA
Sedova
N S
NS
Balakirev
A E
AE
Dekonenko
A E
AE
Drozdov
S G
SG
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