Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Identificación de Hantavirus Andes en Rattus norvegicus

2008; Austral University of Chile; Volume: 40; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0301-732x2008000300011

0717-6201

Jorge Fernández, E Villagra, Verónica Yung, Javier Tognarelli, Pamela Araya, Judith Mora, Cattan Pe, Eugenio Ramı́rez,

Fire effects on ecosystems

In Chile and Argentina Oligoryzomys longicaudatus has been identified as the main reservoir for Hantavirus Andes.The aim of this work was to report the presence of Hantavirus Andes in Rattus norvegicus, an urban rodent collected during sampling in San Diego del Cristo, Melipilla, Metropolitan Region.The existence of Hantavirus Andes in Rattus norvegicus could indicate the importance of other rodents as possible viral vectors.