Erratum to: Fugong virus, a novel hantavirus harbored by the small oriental vole (Eothenomys eleusis) in China

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Erratum Unfortunately, the original version of this article [1] contained an error. After publication it was noticed there was a missing acknowledgement. The end of the acknowledgment section should have stated the work was also jointly funded by the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) PREDICT program.

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Fugong virus, a novel hantavirus harbored by the small oriental vole (Eothenomys eleusis) in China

Xing-Yi Ge, Wei-Hong Yang, Hong Pan … (2016)

Background Rodents are natural reservoirs of hantaviruses, which cause two disease types: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Eurasia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in North America. Hantaviruses related human cases have been observed throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America. To date, 23 distinct species of hantaviruses, hosted by reservoir, have been identified. However, the diversity and number of hantaviruses are likely underestimated in China, and hantavirus species that cause disease in many regions, including Yunnan province, are unknown. Results In August 2012, we collected tissue samples from 189 captured animals, including 15 species belonging to 10 genera, 5 families, and 4 orders in Fugong county, Yunnan province, China. Seven species were positive for hantavirus: Eothenomys eleusis (42/94), Apodemus peninsulae (3/25), Niviventer eha (3/27), Cryptotis montivaga (2/8), Anourosorex squamipes (1/1), Sorex araneus (1/1), and Mustela sibirica (1/2). We characterized one full-length genomic sequence of the virus (named fugong virus, FUGV) from a small oriental vole (Eothenomys eleusis). The full-length sequences of the small, medium, and large segments of FUGV were 1813, 3630, and 6531 nt, respectively. FUGV was most closely related to hantavirus LX309, a previously reported species detected in the red-backed vole in Luxi county, Yunnan province, China. However, the amino acid sequences of nucleocapsid (N), glycoprotein (G), and large protein (L) were highly divergent from those of Hantavirus LX309, with amino acid differences of 11.2, 15.3, and 12.7 %, respectively. In phylogenetic trees, FUGV clustered in the lineage corresponding to hantaviruses carried by rodents in the subfamily Arvicolinae. Conclusions High prevalence of hantavirus infection in small mammals was found in Fugong county, Yunnan province, China. A novel hantavirus species FUGV was identified from the small oriental vole. This virus is phylogenetic clustering with another hantavirus LX309, but shows highly genomic divergence.

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Yun-Zhi Zhang: zhangyunzhi1818@163.com

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Virol J

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Virol. J

Title: Virology Journal

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1743-422X

Publication date (Electronic): 5 May 2016

Publication date PMC-release: 5 May 2016

Publication date Collection: 2016

Volume: 13

Electronic Location Identifier: 75

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[ ]Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 China

[ ]Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, 671000 China

[ ]EcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY 10001 USA

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Publisher ID: 532

DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0532-4

PMC ID: 4858850

PubMed ID: 27150381

SO-VID: 6b7f6020-415d-454e-b053-17d368ae3374

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Date received : 25 April 2016

Date accepted : 25 April 2016

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