Communicable Diseases

Thottpalayam virus (TMPV): 7 Vital Facts on This Unique Pathogen

Thottpalayam virus (TMPV) is a unique, genetically distinct single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Hantaviridae family. Discovered in India in 1964, it stands out as the first hantavirus ever isolated from an insectivore reservoir—the Asian house shrew—rather than a traditional rodent host. Thottpalayam virus (TMPV) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus belonging to the […]