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Volume 25, Number 12—December 2019
Dispatch

Distantly Related Rotaviruses in Common Shrews, Germany, 2004–2014

Reimar JohneComments to Author , Simon H. Tausch, Josephine Grützke, Alexander Falkenhagen, Corinna Patzina-Mehling, Martin Beer, Dirk Höper, and Rainer G. Ulrich
Author affiliations: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany (R. Johne, S.H. Tausch, J. Grützke, A. Falkenhagen, C. Patzina-Mehling); Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany (M. Beer, D. Höper, R.G. Ulrich); Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, partner site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Insel Riems, Germany (R.G. Ulrich)

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Figure 1

Distribution of common shrews (Sorex araneus) collected at monitoring sites (9) and additional sites (10) in Germany, 2004–2014, positive and negative for RVA, RVC-like, and RVH-like species by reverse transcription PCR. Numbers in white circles indicate the number of negative samples at that collection site; white circles without numbers indicate 1 negative sample at that site. Circles with multiple colors indicate animals with co-infections. The collection sites of the 2 samples analyzed in de

Figure 1. Distribution of common shrews (Sorex araneus) collected at monitoring sites (9) and additional sites (10) in Germany, 2004–2014, positive and negative for RVA, RVC-like, and RVH-like species by reverse transcription PCR. Numbers in white circles indicate the number of negative samples at that collection site; white circles without numbers indicate 1 negative sample at that site. Circles with multiple colors indicate animals with co-infections. The collection sites of the 2 samples analyzed in detail by next-generation sequencing (KS/12/0644 and KS/11/2281; tricolored circles) are indicated. RVA, rotavirus A; RVC, rotavirus C; RVH, rotavirus H.

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