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Dobrava-Belgrade Virus Spillover Infections, Germany |
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| Authors: | Mathias Schlegel Boris Klempa Brita Auste Margrit Bemmann Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Thomas Büchner Martin H. Groschup Markus Meier Anne Balkema-Buschmann Hinrich Zoller Detlev H. Krüger Rainer G. Ulrich |
| Abstract: | We present the molecular identification of Apodemus agrarius (striped field mouse) as reservoir host of the Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) lineage DOBV-Aa in 3 federal states of Germany. Phylogenetic analyses provided evidence for multiple spillover of DOBV-Aa to A. flavicollis, a crucial prerequisite for host switch and genetic reassortment. |
| Keywords: | Dobrava-Belgrade virus hantavirus vector-borne infections rodent-borne pathogens viruses Germany dispatch |