Soochong virus explained

Soochong virus (SOOV) is a zoonotic negative sense single-stranded RNA virus. It may be a member of the genus Orthohantavirus, but it has not be definitively classified as a species and may only be a strain.^[1] It is one of four rodent-borne Hantaviruses found in the Republic of Korea. It is the etiologic agent for Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The other species responsible for HFRS in Korea are Seoul virus, Haantan virus, and Muju virus.^[2]

Soochong was isolated from four Korean field mice (Apodemus peninsulae) captured in August 1997 at Mt. Gyebang in Hongcheon-gun, Mt. Gachil, Inje-gun, Gangwon Province, and in September 1998 at Mt. Deogyu, Muju-gun, Jeollabuk Province.

Transmission

This species of Hantavirus has not been shown to transfer from person-to-person. Transmission by aerosolized rodent excreta still remains the only known way the virus is transmitted to humans. In general, drop-let and/or fomite transfer has not been shown in the hantaviruses in either the hemorrhagic or pulmonary forms.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Conjunctival suffusion
• List of cutaneous conditions
• Sweating sickness, which may have been caused by a hantavirus
• 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak

External links

• Sloan Science and Film / Short Films / Muerto Canyon by Jen Peel 29 minutes
• "Hantaviruses, with emphasis on Four Corners Hantavirus" by Brian Hjelle, M.D., Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico
• CDC's Hantavirus Technical Information Index page
• Viralzone: Hantavirus
• Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Bunyaviridae
• Occurrences and deaths in North and South America

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plyusnin . A. . Beaty . B.J. . Elliott . R.M. . Goldbach . R. . Kormelink . R. . Lundkvist . Å. . Schmaljohn . C.S. . Tesh . R.B . ICTV 9th Report (2011) Bunyaviridae . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . 17 February 2019 . en . 2011 . List of other related viruses which may be members of the genus Hantavirus but have not been approved as species Amur/Soochong virus [L: DQ056292; M: AY675353; S:AY675349] (ASV).
2. Song Jin-Won . Moon Sung-Sil . Gu Se Hun . Song Ki-Joon . Baek Luck Ju . Kim Heung Chul . Kijek Tod . Feb 2006 . Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in 4 US soldiers, South Korea. Emerging Infectious Diseases . J Med Virol . 78 . 2. 290–7 . 16372283 . 10.1002/jmv.20538 . 20107996 .
3. Peters. C.J.. 2006. Emerging Infections: Lessons from the Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers. Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 117. 189–197. 1500910. 18528473.
4. Web site: Ebola and Marburg Virus Genomic Structure, Comparative and Molecular Biology. Crowley. J.. Crusberg. T.. Dept. of Biology & Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015055654/http://www.mcb.uct.ac.za/ebola/ebolagen.html. 2013-10-15.