Tula hantavirus in Belgium

• Published in: Epidemiology and Infection
• Main Authors: HEYMAN, P., KLINGSTRÖM, J., DE JAEGERE, F., LECLERCQ, G., ROZENFELD, F., ESCUTENAIRE, S., VANDENVELDE, C., ZIZI, M., PLYUSNIN, A., LUNDKVIST, Å.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
• Subjects: Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268801006641; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950268801006641

European common voles ( Microtus arvalis ), captured in Belgium in 1999, were proven by molecular as well as by serological techniques to be infected with Tula hantavirus (TULV). This is the first evidence for the presence of TULV in this country. No indication of spill-over infections of Puumala vi...