Tigray Orthohantavirus Infects Two Related Rodent Species Adapted to Different Elevations in Ethiopia | Zendy

Yonas Meheretu | Zendy; William T. Stanley | Zendy; Evan W. Craig | Zendy; Joë̈lle Goü̈y de Bellocq | Zendy; Josef Bryja | Zendy; Herwig Leirs | Zendy; Meike Pahlmann | Zendy; Stephan Günther | Zendy

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Tigray Orthohantavirus Infects Two Related Rodent Species Adapted to Different Elevations in Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Yonas Meheretu,

William T. Stanley,

Evan W. Craig,

Joë̈lle Goü̈y de Bellocq,

Josef Bryja,

Herwig Leirs,

Meike Pahlmann,

Stephan Günther

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

vector-borne and zoonotic diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.839

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1557-7759

pISSN - 1530-3667

DOI - 10.1089/vbz.2019.2452

Subject(s) - rodent , biology , zoology , genus , wood mouse , ecology , apodemus

Orthohantaviruses are RNA viruses that some members are known to cause severe zoonotic diseases in humans. Orthohantaviruses are hosted by rodents, soricomorphs (shrews and moles), and bats. Only two orthohantaviruses associated with murid rodents are known in Africa, Sangassou orthohantavirus (SANGV) in two species of African wood mice ( Hylomyscus ), and Tigray orthohantavirus (TIGV) in the Ethiopian white-footed rat ( Stenocephalemys albipes ). In this article, we report evidence that, like SANGV, two strains of TIGV occur in two genetically related rodent species, S. albipes and S . sp. A, occupying different elevational zones in the same mountain. Investigating the other members of the genus Stenocephalemys for TIGV could reveal the real diversity of TIGV in the genus.

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