Identification of genetic evidence for Dobrava virus spillover in rodents by nested reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and TaqMan RT-PCR

Citation

Weidmann M, Schmidt P, Vackova M, Krivanec K, Munclinger P & Hufert FT (2005) Identification of genetic evidence for Dobrava virus spillover in rodents by nested reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and TaqMan RT-PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43 (2), pp. 808-812. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.2.808-812.2005

Abstract
A survey of 158 rodents caught in the Czech Republic identified Dobrava virus sequences closely related to that of the Dobrava virus type strain in Apodemus sylvaticus and Mus musculus rodents. The identity of A. sylvaticus was unequivocally confirmed by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. The data seem to indicate hantavirus spillover from Apodemus flavicollis to other rodents.

Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology: Volume 43, Issue 2