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To evaluate the role of small mammals as hosts of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), we tested serum samples from rodents and shrews in China, collected in 2013.  SFTSV antibodies and RNA were detected, suggesting that rodents and shrews might be hosts for SFTSV. 

Bartonella infections are widespread and highly prevalent in rodents.  Several rodent-associated Bartonella species have been related to human diseases.  Recently, Bartonella species was reported as the etiology of a human case in the country of Georgi...

To characterize the strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in wild and domestic animals in China, we isolated the organism from rodents and sheep in northeastern China.  We isolated 3 strains (2 from rodents and 1 from sick sheep) through propagation in...

Samples from rodents captured on a farm in Venezuela in February 1997 were tested for arenavirus, antibody against Guanarito virus (GTOV), and antibody against Pirital virus (PIRV).  Thirty-one (48.4%) of 64 short-tailed cane mice (Zygodontomys brevic...

Viral metagenomic analysis identified a new parvovirus genome in the intestinal contents of wild shrews in Zambia.  Related viruses were detected in spleen tissues from wild shrews and nonhuman primates.  Phylogenetic analyses showed that these viruses...

We used data from the 2013 Montana Adult Tobacco Survey to estimate the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and reasons for initiation among Montana adults.  More than 1 in 10 (11.2%, 95% confidence interval [CI], 9.1%-13.2%) adults r...