Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.

James GShepherd; Andrew EBlunsum; StephenCarmichael; KatherineSmollett; HectorMaxwell-Scott; Eoghan CWFarmer; JaneOsborne; AlasdairMacLean; ShirinAshraf; RajivShah; +4 more... RoryGunson; Anada Silva Filipe; Emma JAarons; Emma C Thomson ORCID logo; (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
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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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