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- Hantaviruses have been found in insectivores across multiple continents, with the Imjin virus (MJNV) first isolated from shrews in South Korea in 2009.
- A study conducted in 2014 in Shandong Province, China, used RT-PCR to identify hantavirus species in captured shrews and rodents.
- The results showed that 10.7% of Crocidura shrews were infected with MJNV, while none of the rodents were infected; a small percentage of shrews also tested positive for the Seoul virus (SEOV), confirming shrews as key hosts for MJNV.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Recently, hantaviruses have been discovered in insectivores in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Imjin virus (MJNV) was first isolated from the lung tissues of Ussuri white-toothed shrew (Crocidura lasiura) from South Korea in 2009. We aim to detect the species and prevalence of insectivore- and rodent-borne hantaviruses in shrews and rodents.
Materials And Methods: Shrews and rodents were captured in Jiaonan County of Shandong Province, China, in 2014. RT-PCR was used to amplify viral RNA of Hantavirus species, including insectivore-borne Imjin virus (MJNV), rodent-borne Hantaan virus (HTNV), and Seoul virus (SEOV) from shrews and rodents.
Results And Discussion: We found that MJNV infected 10.7% (19/178) of Crocidura shrews, but it infected none of rodents (0/475); we also found that 2 of 178 (1.1%) Crocidura shrews were PCR positive to SEOV. This study indicated that the major animal hosts of Imjin virus are shrews, and rodent-borne SEOV can infect shrews.
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