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Silvana Levis, Sergey P. Morzunov, Joan E. Rowe, Delia Enria, Noemi Pini, Gladys Calderon, Martha Sabattini, Stephen C. St. Jeor, Genetic Diversity and Epidemiology of Hantaviruses in Argentina, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 177, Issue 3, March 1998, Pages 529–538, https://doi.org/10.1086/514221
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Abstract
Phylogenetic analysis of a 292-nucleotide (nt) fragment of the hantavirus M genome segment from 36 rodent and 13 human samples from three known foci of hantavirus infection in Argentina was conducted. A 1654-nt fragment of the M genome segment was analyzed for 1 representative of 7 genetically distinct hantavirus lineages identified. Additionally, the nt sequence of the complete M genome segments of Lechiguanas, Oran, and Hu39694 hantavirus genotypes was determined. nt sequence comparisons reveal that 7 hantavirus lineages from Argentina differ from each other by 11.5%–21.8% and from Sin Nombre, Bayou, and Black Creek Canal viruses by 23.8%–26.5%. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrate that they form a unique, separate branch within the clade containing other New World sigmodontine-borne hantaviruses. Most Oligoryzomys-borne hantavirus genotypes clearly map together. The Oligoryzomys-borne genotypes Lechiguanas, Oran, and Andes appear to be associated with human disease. Oligoryzomys longicaudatus was identified as the likely rodent reservoir for Andes virus.