Isolation of Sochi Virus From a Fatal Case of Hantavirus Disease With Fulminant Clinical Course

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Authors

Dzagurová Tk · Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides

Peter T. Witkowski · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Е. А. Ткаченко · Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides

Boris Klempa · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

В. Г. Морозов · Samara State Medical University

Brita Auste · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

D. L. Zavora

Abstract

Sochi virus, a novel genetic variant of Dobrava-Belgrade virus, was isolated in cell culture from a fulminant lethal case of hantavirus disease presenting with shock and combined kidney and lung failure. Sochi virus is transmitted to humans from host reservoir Apodemus ponticus and must be considered a life-threatening emerging agent.

Topics & Keywords

Viral Infections and Vectors Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Mosquito-borne diseases and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 54, Issue 1, pp. e1-e4

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir746

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