Preserve a voucher specimen! The critical need for integrating natural history collections in infectious disease studies
Despite being nearly 10 months into the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic,
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
Hantavirus infection: a global zoonotic challenge
H Jiang, X Zheng, L Wang, H Du, P Wang, X Bai - Virologica Sinica, 2017 - Springer
Hantaviruses are comprised of tri-segmented negative sense single-stranded RNA, and are
members of the Bunyaviridae family. Hantaviruses are distributed worldwide and are …
members of the Bunyaviridae family. Hantaviruses are distributed worldwide and are …
Virome analysis of Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis ticks reveals novel highly divergent vertebrate and invertebrate viruses
R Tokarz, SH Williams, S Sameroff… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A wide range of bacterial pathogens have been identified in ticks, yet the
diversity of viruses in ticks is largely unexplored. In the United States, Amblyomma …
diversity of viruses in ticks is largely unexplored. In the United States, Amblyomma …
Global diversity and distribution of hantaviruses and their hosts
Rodents represent 42% of the world's mammalian biodiversity encompassing 2,277 species
populating every continent (except Antarctica) and are reservoir hosts for a wide diversity of …
populating every continent (except Antarctica) and are reservoir hosts for a wide diversity of …
Hantaviruses and cardiopulmonary syndrome in South America
Hantavirus (Bunyaviridae) cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is an emerging health
problem in South America due to urban growth and to the expansion of agriculture and cattle …
problem in South America due to urban growth and to the expansion of agriculture and cattle …
Hantavirus reservoirs: current status with an emphasis on data from Brazil
R Carvalho de Oliveira, A Guterres, J Fernandes… - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
Since the recognition of hantavirus as the agent responsible for haemorrhagic fever in
Eurasia in the 1970s and, 20 years later, the descovery of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome …
Eurasia in the 1970s and, 20 years later, the descovery of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome …
The evolution and emergence of hantaviruses
EC Holmes, YZ Zhang - Current opinion in virology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Biodiversity surveys have revealed additional mammalian hosts of
hantaviruses.•Rodents, bats, and Soricomorpha (moles and shrews) are the most common …
hantaviruses.•Rodents, bats, and Soricomorpha (moles and shrews) are the most common …
Influence of climatic factors on human hantavirus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review
Background: With the current climate change crisis and its influence on infectious disease
transmission there is an increased desire to understand its impact on infectious diseases …
transmission there is an increased desire to understand its impact on infectious diseases …
Reservoirs and vectors of emerging viruses
JS Mackenzie, M Jeggo - Current opinion in virology, 2013 - Elsevier
Wildlife, especially mammals and birds, are hosts to an enormous number of viruses, most of
which we have absolutely no knowledge about even though we know these viruses circulate …
which we have absolutely no knowledge about even though we know these viruses circulate …
Development of RT-qPCR and semi-nested RT-PCR assays for molecular diagnosis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
BTD Nunes, MHR de Mendonça… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is an, often fatal, emerging zoonotic disease in the
Americas caused by hantaviruses (family: Hantaviridae). In Brazil, hantavirus routine …
Americas caused by hantaviruses (family: Hantaviridae). In Brazil, hantavirus routine …