Evaluation of Real-Time RT-PCR for Diagnostic Use in Detection of Puumala Virus

Puumala virus (PUUV) is the most common cause of hantavirus infection in Europe, with thousands of cases occurring particularly in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. It causes a mild form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome also known as nephropathia epidemica (NE) with clinical p...

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Main Authors: Silja Niskanen, Anne Jääskeläinen, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/7/661