Hantavirus Disease Cluster Caused by Seoul Virus, Germany

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hofmann, Jörg ; Ulrich, Rainer G. ; Mehl, Calvin ; Drewes, Stephan ; Esser, Jutta ; Loyen, Martin ; Zeichhardt, Heinz ; Schoppmeyer, Konrad ; Essen, Lioba ; Güthoff, Wolfgang ; Krüger, Detlev H.
• Description:
  A cluster of 3 persons in Germany experienced hantavirus disease with renal insufficiency. Reverse transcription PCR-based genotyping revealed infection by Seoul hantavirus transmitted from pet rats. Seoul virus could be responsible for disease clusters in Europe, and infected pet rats should be considered a health threat.
• Subjects:
  Animals Disease Hotspot Orthohantavirus Rats RNA Viruses Seoul Virus
• Keywords:
  Hantavirus Disease Rat Seoul Virus Diagnostic Viruses Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(1):133-135
• Pubmed ID:
  38147030
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10756357
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe ; Germany
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0b78b869ef5ce6f5fdd6adc6b413fff6cf559a5ff9c9e84197c3799c675fde50
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140574/cdc_140574_DS1.pdf
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