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Horizontal transmission of HFRS virus to cagemates occured from rats inoculated with the virus within 48 hours after birth, but not from those inoculated at 3 weeks of age.
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Morita, C., Matsuura, Y., Morikawa, S. et al. Age-dependent transmission of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) virus in rats. Archives of Virology 85, 145–149 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01317014
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