Rockport virus ( RKPV) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA orthohantavirus.
Natural reservoir
Rockport virus was first isolated in archival tissues of four
found in and around Rockport, Texas.
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Virology
Phylogenetic analysis shows Rockport virus clusters geographically with
Andes virus (ANDV) and Sin Nombre virus (SNV), both of which are carried by
sigmodontine and
Neotominae rodents. It shares the same S and the L genomic-segment with
Puumala virus (PUUV),
Tula virus (TULV), and Prospect Hill virus (PHV).
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See also
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
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1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak
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Cross-species transmission
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Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
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