Limestone Canyon virus
| Limestone Canyon virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA)
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| Order: | Unassigned
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| Species: | Limestone Canyon virus
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Limestone Canyon virus (LSC) is a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA zoonotic Hantavirus that is genetically similar to Sin Nombre virus which causes Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in humans. HPS causing hantaviruses are found only in the United States and South America.[1]
LSC has not been shown to cause HPS in humans.[2]
Reservoir
The virus was isolated from Peromyscus. Phylogenetic analysis of M genome segment showed LSC to be very distinct from other Peromyscus-borne viruses. Other Peromyscus-associated hantaviruses include Sin Nombre (SNV), New York (NYV), and Monongahela (MGLV).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sanchez AJ, Abbott KD, Nichol ST. Genetic identification and characterization of limestone canyon virus, a unique Peromyscus-borne hantavirus. Virology. 2001 Aug 1;286(2):345-53.
- ^ "DHS Guidelines for rodent hantavirus surveillance" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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