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Hantavirus species in India : A retrospective study
Chandy, S.; Okumura, M.; Yoshimatsu, K.; Ulrich, R. G.; John, G. T.; Abraham, P.; Arikawa, J. & Sridharan, G.
Abstract
Hantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Europe and Asia. There are about 20 documented hantavirus species and newer species are being described worldwide, especially in non-rodent reservoirs, i.e shrews. Focus reduction neutralization test is the classical serotyping technique for hantavirus. However, this study employs a previously established serotyping ELISA, to retrospectively analyze known hantavirus IgG reactive samples for infecting serotypes. The result suggests presence of Thailand virus- like and Hantaan virus -like strains in India.
Keywords
Hantavirus, India, serotypes
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