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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Olsson, Gert E. ; Dalerum, Fredrik ; Hörnfeldt, Birger ; Elgh, Fredrik ; Palo, Thomas R. ; ... More +
Olsson, Gert E. ; Dalerum, Fredrik ; Hörnfeldt, Birger ; Elgh, Fredrik ; Palo, Thomas R. ; Juto, Per ; Ahlm, Clas ; Less -
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The prevalent human hantavirus disease in Sweden is nephropathia epidemica, which is caused by Puumala virus and shed by infected bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus). To evaluate temporal and spatial patterns of this disease, we studied 2,468 reported cases from a highly disease-endemic region in northern Sweden. We found that, in particular, middle-aged men living in rural dwellings near coastal areas were overrepresented. The case-patients were most often infected in late autumn, when engaged in activities near or within manmade rodent refuges. Of 862 case-patients confident about the site of virus exposure, 50% were concentrated within 5% of the study area. The incidence of nephropathia epidemica was significantly correlated with bank vole numbers within monitored rodent populations in part of the region. Understanding this relationship may help forestall future human hantavirus outbreaks.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Age Distribution
Animals
Arvicolinae
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Female
Hantavirus
Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Research
Rural Population
Seasons
Sex Distribution
Sweden

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 9(11):1395-1401. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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