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However, little information is known about the infection of orthohantavirus in humans and rodents, and the genetic characteristics of the epidemic orthohantavirus in the region.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The clinical data of HFRS cases in 2016\u20132021 was analyzed. Virus infection in rodents was analyzed by orthohantavirus antigen detection using immunofluorescent assay, and the species of orthohantaviruses in rodents and patients were identified by real-time RT-PCR and gene sequencing. The S and M segments of orthohantaviruses from rodents and patients were recovered and analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A total of 1,573 HFRS cases were reported in the Yichun region from 2016 to 2021, including 11 death cases. HFRS cases peaked twice each year: in winter from November to January and early summer from May to June. Farmers constituted the predominant population suffering from HFRS. The orthohantavirus antigen was identified in five species of rodents: <jats:italic>Apodemus agrarius<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>agrarius<\/jats:italic>), <jats:italic>Rattus norvegicus<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>norvegicus<\/jats:italic>), <jats:italic>Sorex araneus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Rattus losea<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>losea<\/jats:italic>), and <jats:italic>Niviventer confucianu<\/jats:italic>s (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>confucianu<\/jats:italic>s). The real-time RT-PCR test and genetic analysis results showed that Hantaan orthohantavirus (HTNV), Seoul orthohantavirus (SEOV), and Dabieshan orthohantavirus (DBSV) were circulated in the rodents. HTNV, SEOV, and DBSV from the rodents were distantly related to other known orthohantaviruses and belonged to novel genetic lineages. SEOV and HTNV were found in HFRS patients, but 97.8% (90\/92) of the infections were caused by HTNV. Winter and early summer peaks were both caused by HTNV. The HTNV sequences recovered from HFRS cases were closely related to those from <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>agrarius<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In the Yichun region, the orthohantaviruses transmitted in rodents include HTNV, SEOV, and DBSV, which have obvious genetic characteristics and high genetic diversity. 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