Chastel C, Main A J, Richard P, Le Lay G, Legrand-Quillien M C, Beaucournu J C
Virus Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Brest, France.
Acta Virol. 1989 May;33(3):270-80.
An apparently new agent, provisionally named Erve virus, was isolated in 1982 from tissues of three white toothed shrews, Crocidura russula, trapped near Saulges village in Western France. Results of virological and ultrastructural studies suggest that this virus belongs to the Bunyaviridae family and is a Bunyavirus-like agent. Serosurveys indicate that Erve virus had apparently a large geographical distribution in France and infects rodents, insectivores, wild boars (Sus scrofa), red deer (Cervus elaphus), sheep, herring gulls (Larus argentatus) and humans. Blood donors living in the vicinity of the Saulges area exhibit the highest incidence of antibody against Erve virus.
1982年，从法国西部索尔热村附近捕获的三只白齿麝鼩（Crocidura russula）的组织中分离出一种明显的新型病原体，暂命名为埃尔夫病毒。病毒学和超微结构研究结果表明，这种病毒属于布尼亚病毒科，是一种类布尼亚病毒病原体。血清学调查显示，埃尔夫病毒在法国显然具有广泛的地理分布，可感染啮齿动物、食虫动物、野猪（Sus scrofa）、马鹿（Cervus elaphus）、绵羊、银鸥（Larus argentatus）和人类。居住在索尔热地区附近的献血者中，抗埃尔夫病毒抗体的发生率最高。
