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Tula virus ( TULV), is a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus species of orthohantavirus first isolated from a Common vole ( Microtus arvalis) found in Central Russia and primarily carried by rodents. It causes Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The Microtus species are also found in North America, Europe, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Asia, and Western Russia. Human cases of Tula virus have also been reported in Switzerland and Germany.
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