muju virus muju virus muju virus (muv) is a zoonotic negative-sense single-stranded rna virus of the genus orthohantavirus. it is a member virus of puumala orthohantavirus. it is one of four rodent-borne hantaviruses found in the republic of korea. it is the etiologic agent for hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). the other species responsible for hfrs in korea are seoul orthohantavirus, hantaan orthohantavirus, and soochong virus. muju virus virus classification (unranked): virus realm: riboviria kingdom: orthornavirae phylum: negarnaviricota class: ellioviricetes order: bunyavirales family: hantaviridae genus: orthohantavirus species: puumala orthohantavirus virus: muju virus transmission this species of hantavirus has not been shown to transfer from person to person. transmission by aerosolized rodent excreta still remains the only known way the virus is transmitted to humans. in general, droplet and/or fomite transfer has not been shown in the hantaviruses in either the hemorrhagic or pulmonary forms.