Behavioral, Physiologic, and Habitat Influences on the Dynamics of Puumala virus Infection in Bank Voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)

Behavioral, Physiologic, and Habitat Influences on the Dynamics of Puumala virus Infection in Bank Voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)

Populations of bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) were monitored during a 4-year study in southern Belgium to assess the influence of agonistic behavior, reproductive status, mobility, and distribution of the rodents on the dynamics of Puumala virus (abbreviation: PUUV; genus: Hantavirus) infectio...

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Main Authors: Sophie Escutenaire, Patrice Chalon, Florence de Jaegere, Lucie Karelle-Bui, Georges Mees, Bernard Brochier, Francine Rozenfeld, Paul-Pierre Pastoret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
animal
behavior
Belgium
ecology
epidemiology
Hantavirus infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/9/01-0537_article

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