Southern expansion of hemorrhagic fever virus in Sweden linked to bank voles

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Mar , 2024

Southern expansion of hemorrhagic fever virus in Sweden linked to bank voles

Researchers have discovered that bank voles in Skåne, southern Sweden, carry a virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. This finding was made more than 500 km south of the previously known range. The virus strain discovered in Skåne appears to be more closely related to strains from Finland and Karelia than to the […]

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Sep , 2023

Tag: Hemorrhagic Fever

Examining the cardiac pathology in fatal cases of yellow fever

In a recent study published in eBioMedicine, researchers examined the histopathological features and immunohistochemical and proteomic characteristics of yellow fever (YF)-related myocardial damage. Study: Understanding yellow fever-associated myocardial injury: an autopsy study. Image Credit: nechaevkon/Shutterstock.com Background Yellow fever is characterized by a hemorrhagic fever of viral etiology with significant morbidity prevalent in portions of Africa and South […]