Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.
James GShepherd;
Andrew EBlunsum;
StephenCarmichael;
KatherineSmollett;
HectorMaxwell-Scott;
Eoghan CWFarmer;
JaneOsborne;
AlasdairMacLean;
ShirinAshraf;
RajivShah;
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RoryGunson;
Anada Silva Filipe;
Emma JAarons;
Emma C Thomson ;
(2021)
Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.
Emerging infectious diseases, 27 (10).
pp. 2677-2680.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.211298
We describe a case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Seoul virus in a woman in Scotland, UK. Whole-genome sequencing showed the virus belonged to a lineage characterized by recent international expansion, probably driven by trade in pet rats.
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