Shrews

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Small mammals in the family Soricidae, order Soricomorpha (formerly Insectivora). They resemble moles and are characterized by a mobile snout, sharp INCISOR teeth, and are found in tropical and temperate regions worldwide.

Descriptor ID	D012788
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.649.473.751
Concept/Terms	Shrews Shrews Shrew

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Mammals [B01.050.150.900.649]
Insectivora [B01.050.150.900.649.473]
Shrews [B01.050.150.900.649.473.751]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	4	0	4
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	1	3
2016	1	0	1
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1

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Kikuchi F, Arai S, Hejduk J, Hayashi A, Markowski J, Markowski M, Rychlik L, Khodzinskyi V, Kamiya H, Mizutani T, Suzuki M, Sikorska B, Liberski PP, Yanagihara R. Phylogeny of Shrew- and Mole-Borne Hantaviruses in Poland and Ukraine. Viruses. 2023 03 29; 15(4).

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Yashina LN, Abramov SA, Zhigalin AV, Smetannikova NA, Dupal TA, Krivopalov AV, Kikuchi F, Senoo K, Arai S, Mizutani T, Suzuki M, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Geographic Distribution and Phylogeny of Soricine Shrew-Borne Seewis Virus and Altai Virus in Russia. Viruses. 2021 07 01; 13(7).

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Liphardt SW, Kang HJ, Arai S, Gu SH, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Reassortment Between Divergent Strains of Camp Ripley Virus (Hantaviridae) in the Northern Short-Tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda). Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:460.

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Kikuchi F, Aoki K, Ohdachi SD, Tsuchiya K, Motokawa M, Jogahara T, Son NT, Bawm S, Lin KS, Thwe TL, Gamage CD, Ranorosoa MC, Omar H, Maryanto I, Suzuki H, Tanaka-Taya K, Morikawa S, Mizutani T, Suzuki M, Yanagihara R, Arai S. Genetic Diversity and Phylogeography of Thottapalayam thottimvirus (Hantaviridae) in Asian House Shrew (Suncus murinus) in Eurasia. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:438.

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Kang HJ, Gu SH, Yashina LN, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Highly Divergent Genetic Variants of Soricid-Borne Altai Virus (Hantaviridae) in Eurasia Suggest Ancient Host-Switching Events. Viruses. 2019 09 14; 11(9).

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Liphardt SW, Kang HJ, Dizney LJ, Ruedas LA, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Complex History of Codiversification and Host Switching of a Newfound Soricid-Borne Orthohantavirus in North America. Viruses. 2019 07 11; 11(7).

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Arai S, Kang HJ, Gu SH, Ohdachi SD, Cook JA, Yashina LN, Tanaka-Taya K, Abramov SA, Morikawa S, Okabe N, Oishi K, Yanagihara R. Genetic Diversity of Artybash Virus in the Laxmann's Shrew (Sorex caecutiens). Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 07; 16(7):468-75.

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Gu SH, Hejduk J, Markowski J, Kang HJ, Markowski M, Polatynska M, Sikorska B, Liberski PP, Yanagihara R. Co-circulation of soricid- and talpid-borne hantaviruses in Poland. Infect Genet Evol. 2014 Dec; 28:296-303.

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Kang HJ, Stanley WT, Esselstyn JA, Gu SH, Yanagihara R. Expanded host diversity and geographic distribution of hantaviruses in sub-Saharan Africa. J Virol. 2014 Jul; 88(13):7663-7.

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Yanagihara R, Gu SH, Arai S, Kang HJ, Song JW. Hantaviruses: rediscovery and new beginnings. Virus Res. 2014 Jul 17; 187:6-14.

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