Continuing Orthohantavirus Circulation in Deer Mice in Western Montana

Autor: Brandi N. Williamson, Kimberly Meade-White, Kristin Boardman, Jonathan E. Schulz, Carson T. Telford, Dania M. Figueroa Acosta, Trenton Bushmaker, Robert J. Fischer, Kyle Rosenke, Heinz Feldmann
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Viruses, Vol 13, Iss 6, p 1006 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1999-4915
DOI: 10.3390/v13061006
Popis: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an often-fatal disease caused by New World hantaviruses, such as Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV). In the US, >800 cases of HPS have been confirmed since it was first discovered in 1993, of which 43 were reported from the state of Montana. The primary cause of HPS in the US is SNV, which is primarily found in the reservoir host Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse). The reservoir host covers most of the US, including Montana, where multiple studies found SNV in local deer mouse populations. This study aimed to check the prevalence of SNV in the deer mice at popular recreation sites throughout the Bitterroot Valley in Western Montana as compared to previous studies in western Montana. We found high prevalence (up to 20%) of deer mice positive for SNV RNA in the lungs. We were unable to obtain a SNV tissue culture isolate from the lungs but could passage SNV from lung tissue into naïve deer mice. Our findings demonstrate continuing circulation of SNV in western Montana.
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