Emerging infectious diseases · 2009 · 57 citations · 14 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyEmerging Infectious DiseasesMolecular VirologyVirologyAnimal VirusesViral EvolutionViral GeneticsViral InfectionsViral ZoonosesVirus-host InteractionsComparative Viral PhylogeneticsGenome ReassortmentReservoir Host DistributionReservoir Host TransmissionViral Spillover DynamicsVirus Evolution AnalysisVirus Evolutionary RelationshipsVirus Lineage Delineation
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.
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