Dobrava-Belgrade Virus in Apodemus flavicollis and A. uralensis Mice, Turkey.

Authors :: Oktem, I. Mehmet Ali
Uyar, Yavuz
Dincer, Ender
Gozalan, Aysegul
Schlegel, Mathias
Babur, Cahit
Celebi, Bekir
Sozen, Mustafa
Karatas, Ahmet
Ozkazanc, Nuri Kaan
Matur, Ferhat
Korukluoglu, Gulay
Ulrich, Rainer G.
Ertek, Mustafa
Ozkul, Aykut
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jan2014, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p121-125. 5p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: In 2009, human Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) infections were reported on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Serologic and molecular studies of potential rodent reservoirs demonstrated DOBV infections in Apodemus flavicollis and A. uralensis mice. Phylogenetic analysis of DOBV strains showed their similarityto A. flavicollis mice-borne DOBV in Greece, Slovenia,and Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]