Host-Associated Absence of Human Puumala Virus Infections in Northern and Eastern Germany

Host-Associated Absence of Human Puumala Virus Infections in Northern and Eastern Germany

Human hantavirus disease cases, caused by Puumala virus (PUUV), are mainly recorded in western and southern areas of Germany. This bank vole reservoir survey confirmed PUUV presence in these regions but its absence in northern and eastern regions. PUUV occurrence is associated with the presence of t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stephan Drewes, Hanan Sheikh Ali, Moritz Saxenhofer, Ulrike M. Rosenfeld, Florian Binder, Fabian Cuypers, Mathias Schlegel, Susanne Röhrs, Gerald Heckel, Rainer G. Ulrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bank vole
evolutionary lineage
phylogroup
cytochrome b
Puumala virus
nephropathia epidemica
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0224_article
Description
Summary:Human hantavirus disease cases, caused by Puumala virus (PUUV), are mainly recorded in western and southern areas of Germany. This bank vole reservoir survey confirmed PUUV presence in these regions but its absence in northern and eastern regions. PUUV occurrence is associated with the presence of the Western bank vole phylogroup.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

Similar Items