Transcript Some Subtypes of hantaviruses associated with human disease  Hantaan, Porrogia and related viruses - This group is found in China, Eastern USSR, and.

Some Subtypes of hantaviruses
associated with human disease
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Hantaan, Porrogia and related viruses - This group is found in China,
Eastern USSR, and some parts of S. Europe. It is responsible for the severe
classical type of hantavirus disease. It is carried by stripped field mice.
(Apodemus agrarius)
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Seoul type - associated with moderate hantavirus disease. It is carried by
rats and have a worldwide distribution. It has been identified in China,
Japan, Western USSR, USA and S.America.
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Puumala type - mainly found in Scandinavian countries, France, UK and
the Western USSR. It is carried by bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)
and causes mild hantavirus disease (nephropathia epidemica).
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Sin Nombre - found in many parts of the US, Canada and Mexico. Carried
by the Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) and causes hantavirus
pulmonary syndrome.