Identification of FactorsInfluencing the Puumala Virus Seroprevalence within Its Reservoir in aMontane Forest Environment

Identification of FactorsInfluencing the Puumala Virus Seroprevalence within Its Reservoir in aMontane Forest Environment

Puumala virus (PUUV) is a major cause of mild to moderate haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and is transmitted by the bank vole (Myodes glareolus). There has been a high cumulative incidence of recorded human cases in South-eastern Germany since 2004 when the region was first recognized as bein...

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Main Authors: Bryan R. Thoma, Jörg Müller, Claus Bässler, Enrico Georgi, Anja Osterberg, Susanne Schex, Christian Bottomley, Sandra S. Essbauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bank vole
Puumala virus
climate
population
forest
risk prediction
GLMEM
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/10/3944

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