1. Zoonotic Virus Seroprevalence among Bank Voles, Poland, 2002-2010
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Grzybek, Maciej, Sironen, Tarja, Maki, Sanna, Tolkacz, Katarzyna, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Strachecka, Aneta, Paleolog, Jerzy, Biernat, Beata, Szczepaniak, Klaudiusz, Behnke-Borowczyk, Jolanta, Vaheri, Antti, Henttonen, Heikki, Behnke, Jerzy M., Bajer, Anna, Viral Zoonosis Research Unit, Department of Virology, Medicum, Emerging Infections Research Group, and University of Helsinki
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viruses ,HANTAVIRUS ,virus diseases ,COWPOX ,3111 Biomedicine ,1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology - Abstract
Bank voles in Poland are reservoirs of zoonotic viruses. To determine seroprevalence of hantavirus, arenavirus, and cowpox virus and factors affecting seroprevalence, we screened for antibodies against these viruses over 9 years. Cowpox virus was most prevalent and affected by extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Long-term and multisite surveillance is crucial. Non
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- 2019