... non-codingregion (NCR) of 46nt, the open reading frame of 1290 ntfor the N protein (429 aa residues), and the 3'NCR of 546nt. The deduced aa sequence of the THAIV N proteinshowed the highest ... contributionsJPH participated in the study design and coordination,trapping and screening of rodents, and drafting the man-uscript. AngP participated in the screening of the rodentsamples, performed ... RT-PCR and sequenc-ing, participated also in the genetic analysis and drafting the manuscript. VH participated in the study design, trap-ping and screening of rodents, and drafting the manu-script....