Asikkala orthohantavirus explained

Asikkala orthohantavirus (ASIV) is an Old World orthohantavirus isolated from Sorex araneus (pygmy shrew) in Germany and the Czech Republic. It is suspected to have a geographical distribution mapping with Seewis orthohantavirus.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Radosa L, Schlegel M, Gebauer P, Ansorge H, Heroldová M, Jánová E, Stanko M, Mošanský L, Fričová J, Pejčoch M, Suchomel J, Purchart L, Groschup MH, Krüger DH, Ulrich RG, Klempa B . October 2013 . Detection of shrew-borne hantavirus in Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) in Central Europe. Infect Genet Evol . 19 . 403–410 . 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.04.008 . 1567-7257 . 23602837.