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 CW
Osborne, Jane
MacLean, Alasdair
Ashraf, Shirin
Shah, Rajiv
Gunson, Rory
da Silva Filipe, Ana
Aarons, Emma J
Thomson, Emma C
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 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.

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