There is an urgent need for vaccines and therapeutics to prevent and treat COVID-19. Rapid
SARS-CoV-2 countermeasure development is contingent on the availability of robust …

Orthohantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that are naturally maintained by persistent infection
in specific reservoir species. Although these viruses mainly circulate among rodents …

Hantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens found in parts of Europe, Asia, South America, and
North America, which can cause renal and respiratory failure with fatality rates up to 40 …

Hantaviruses are the etiological agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). The latter is associated with case …

Viruses have evolved many mechanisms to invade host cells and establish successful
infections. The interaction between viral attachment proteins and host cell receptors is the …

Hantaviruses are rodent-borne hemorrhagic fever viruses leading to serious diseases. Viral
attachment and entry represent the first steps in virus transmission and are promising targets …

Orthohantaviruses are re-emerging rodent-borne pathogens distributed all over the world.
Here, we report the isolation of a Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) strain from bank voles …

Model animals are indispensable for the study of human diseases, and in general, of
complex biological processes. The Syrian hamster is an important model animal for …

A detailed understanding of the mechanisms underlying the capacity of a virus to break the
species barrier is crucial for pathogen surveillance and control. New World (NW) …

Abstract The 2019 11th International Conference on Hantaviruses (ICH 2019) was
organized by the International Society for Hantaviruses (ISH), and held on September 1–4 …