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

Authors :: Shepherd, James G.
Blunsum, Andrew E.
Carmichael, Stephen
Smollett, Katherine
Maxwell-Scott, Hector
Farmer, Eoghan C. W.
Osborne, Jane
MacLean, Alasdair
Ashraf, Shirin
Shah, Rajiv
Gunson, Rory
da Silva Filipe, Ana
Aarons, Emma J.
Thomson, Emma C.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Oct2021, Vol. 27 Issue 10, p2677-2680. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]