Rockport virus (RKPV) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense
RNA
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule that is essential for most biological functions, either by performing the function itself (non-coding RNA) or by forming a template for the production of proteins (messenger RNA). RNA and deoxyrib ...
orthohantavirus
''Orthohantavirus'' is a genus of viruses that includes all hantaviruses (family ''Hantaviridae'') that cause disease in humans. Orthohantaviruses, hereafter referred to as hantaviruses, are naturally found primarily in rodents. In general, each ...
.
Natural reservoir
Rockport virus was first isolated in archival tissues of four
Eastern mole
The eastern mole or common mole (''Scalopus aquaticus'') is a medium-sized North American mole. It is the only species in the genus ''Scalopus''. It is found in forested and open areas with moist sandy soils in northern Mexico, the eastern U ...
s found in and around
Rockport, Texas
Rockport is a city and county seat of Aransas County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,070 at the 2020 census.
Rockport is adjacent to the town of Fulton, and many refer to the combined communities as "Rockport-Fulton"; however, Ro ...
.
Virology
Phylogenetic analysis shows Rockport virus clusters geographically with
Andes virus (ANDV) and
Sin Nombre virus
Sin Nombre virus (SNV) is the most common cause of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North America. Sin Nombre virus is transmitted mainly by the western deer mouse (''Peromyscus sonoriensis''). In its natural reservoir, SNV causes an asymp ...
(SNV), both of which are carried by
sigmodontine and
Neotominae
The Neotominae are a subfamily of the family Cricetidae. They consist of four tribes, 16 genera, and many species of New World rats and mice, predominantly found in North America. Among them are the well-known deer mice, packrats, and grasshopp ...
rodents. It shares the same S and the L genomic-segment with
Puumala virus
Puumala virus (PUUV) is the main cause of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Russia. Puumala virus is transmitted by the bank vole (''Clethrionomys glareolus''). In its natural reservoir, PUUV causes a persistent infectio ...
(PUUV),
Tula virus (TULV), and
Prospect Hill virus (PHV).
[Arai S., et al. Phylogenetically distinct hantaviruses in the masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) and dusky shrew (Sorex monticolus) in the United States. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 78:348–351.]
See also
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), also called hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), is a severe respiratory disease caused by hantaviruses. The main features of illness are microvascular leakage and acute respiratory distress syndrome. S ...
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1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak
The 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak was an outbreak of Orthohantavirus, hantavirus disease in the United States in the Four Corners region of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Hantaviruses that cause disease in humans are native to roden ...
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Cross-species transmission
Cross-species transmission (CST), also called interspecies transmission, host jump, or spillover, is the transmission of an infectious pathogen, such as a virus, between hosts belonging to different species. Once introduced into an individual o ...
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Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a hemorrhagic fever caused by hantaviruses. Symptoms usually occur 12–16 days after exposure to the virus and come in five distinct phases: febrile, hypotensive, low urine production (ol ...
References
External links
CDC's Hantavirus Technical Information Index pageVirus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Bunyaviridae
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Hantaviridae
Zoonotic viral diseases