Dobrava-Belgrade Virus Spillover Infections, Germany.

Authors :: Schlegel, Mathias
Klempa, Boris
Auste, Brita
Bemmann, Margrit
Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas
Büchner, Thomas
Groschup, Martin H.
Meier, Markus
Balkema-Buschmann, Anne
Zoller, Hinrich
Krüger, Detlev H.
Ulrich, Rainer G.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Dec2009, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p2017-2020, 4p, 1 Diagram, 1 Map
Publication Year :: 2009
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]