Catacamas virus, a hantaviral species naturally associated with Oryzomys couesi (Coues' oryzomys) in Honduras.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 75(5): 1003-10, 2006 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
The primary objective of this study was to extend our knowledge of the geographical distribution, genetic diversity, and natural host associations of the hantaviruses indigenous to North America. Antibody to a hantavirus was found in 5 (20.8%) of 24 Coues' oryzomys (Oryzomys couesi) and none of 41 other rodents captured near the town of Catacamas in eastern Honduras, and a hantavirus was isolated from one of the antibody-positive Coues' oryzomys. Analyses of nucleotide and amino acid sequence data indicated that the viral isolate is a strain of a novel hantaviral species (proposed species name "Catacamas virus") that is phylogenetically most closely related to Bayou virus, a hantaviral species that is principally associated with Oryzomys palustris (marsh oryzomys) in the southeastern United States. Catacamas virus is the first evidence for the occurrence of a hantaviral species in Honduras and the first evidence that a hantaviral species is naturally associated with an Oryzomys species other than O. palustris.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sigmodontinae
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Orthohantavírus
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Infecções por Hantavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Honduras
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos