Outbreak of Puumala Virus Infection, Sweden

Pettersson, Lisa; Boman, Jens; Juto, Per; Evander, Magnus; Ahlm, Clas

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Outbreak of Puumala Virus Infection, Sweden

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May 2008
By Pettersson, Lisa ; Boman, Jens ; Juto, Per ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Pettersson, Lisa ; Boman, Jens ; Juto, Per ; Evander, Magnus ; Ahlm, Clas
Description:

An unexpected and large outbreak of Puumala virus infection in Sweden resulted in 313 nephropathia epidemica patients/100,000 persons in Västerbotten County during 2007. An increase in the rodent population, milder weather, and less snow cover probably contributed to the outbreak.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animals Antibodies, Viral Arvicolinae Child Child, Preschool Climate Disease Outbreaks Disease Vectors Dispatch Female Hantavirus Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Molecular Sequence Data Outbreak Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Puumala Virus Rodent Diseases Snow Sweden Vole Weather
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(5):808-810.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Volume:

14
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:86499787719f741b80781bb59a24d9a17679a48c8e0db22926d522bad5bb7c4a
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17020/cdc_17020_DS1.pdf
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