Occurrence of Renal and Pulmonary Syndrome in a Region of Northeast Germany Where Tula Hantavirus Circulates

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• Main Authors: Klempa, Boris, Meisel, Helga, Räth, Silvana, Bartel, Jan, Ulrich, Rainer, Krüger, Detlev H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2003
• Subjects: Microbiology (medical); Tula; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.10.4894-4897.2003; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.41.10.4894-4897.2003

ABSTRACT Hantavirus species Tula (TULV) is carried by European common voles ( Microtus spp.). Its pathogenic potential for humans is unknown. In a rural region of northeast Germany, a 43-year-old man became ill with fever, renal syndrome, and pneumonia. Typing of late acute- and convalescent-phase s...