Serological and genetic evidence for the presence of Seoul hantavirus in Rattus norvegicus in Flanders, Belgium

Paul Heyman; K. Baert; A. Plyusnina; C. Cochez; Å Lundkvist; M. van Esbroeck; E. Goossens; C. Vandenvelde; A. Plyusnin; J. Stuyck

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Serological and genetic evidence for the presence of Seoul hantavirus in Rattus norvegicus in Flanders, Belgium

Paul Heyman
, K. Baert
, A. Plyusnina
, C. Cochez
, Å Lundkvist
, M. van Esbroeck
, E. Goossens
, C. Vandenvelde
, A. Plyusnin
, J. Stuyck

Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology

Military Hospital Queen Astrid
Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels
Haartman Institute
Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control
Institute of Tropical Medicine
Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre

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Seoul hantavirus (SEOV), carried by Rattus rattus (black rat) and R. norvegicus (Norway, brown rat), was reported to circulate as well as cause HFRS cases in Asia. As Rattus sp. are present worldwide, SEOV has the potential to cause human disease worldwide. In Europe however, only SEOV prevalence in rats from France was reported and no confirmed cases of SEOV infection were published. We here report genetic and serological evidence for the presence of SEOV virus in brown rat populations in Belgium. We also serologically screened an at-risk group that was in contact with R. norvegicus on a daily basis and found no evidence for SEOV infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	51-56
Number of pages	6
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540802459994
Publication status	Published - 2009

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