Dobrava-Belgrade Virus Spillover Infections, Germany

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Mathias Schlegel · Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

Boris Klempa · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Brita Auste · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

M. Bemmann · Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

Jonas Schmidt‐Chanasit · Slovak Academy of Sciences

Thomas Büchner · University of Rostock

Martin H. Groschup

Abstract

We present the molecular identification of Apodemus agrarius (striped field mouse) as reservoir host of the Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) lineage DOBV-Aa in 3 federal states of Germany. Phylogenetic analyses provided evidence for multiple spillover of DOBV-Aa to A. flavicollis, a crucial prerequisite for host switch and genetic reassortment.

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Viral Infections and Vectors Mosquito-borne diseases and control Zoonotic diseases and public health

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Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 15, Issue 12, pp. 2017-2020

DOI: 10.3201/eid1512.090923

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