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Project
Puumala hantavirus variation in heterogeneous environments in western Europe : ecological drivers and epidemiological outcomes
This project aims to investigate how large and small scale genetic variation of Puumala virus (PUUV), a common hantaviral zoonosis in Europe, is linked to heterogeneity in PUUV epidemiology and potential micro-evolutionary patterns in Belgium. Secondly, want to identify the ecological drivers of the observed genetic variation in PUUV, taking into account reservoir host genetics.
Date:1 Jan 2012 → 31 Dec 2012
Keywords:ZOONOTIC INFECTIONS, VIRAL EVOLUTION, HOST-PARASITE ECOLOGY, POPULATION GENETICS
Disciplines:Ecology, Microbiology, Environmental science and management, Other environmental sciences, Veterinary medicine