Human Hantavirus Infections, Sweden

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 n...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Olsson, Gert E., Dalerum, Fredrik, Hörnfeldt, Birger, Elgh, Fredrik, Palo, Thomas R., Juto, Per, Ahlm, Clas
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Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3035548
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14718081
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.030275
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3035548 2023-05-15T17:44:31+02:00 Human Hantavirus Infections, Sweden Olsson, Gert E. Dalerum, Fredrik Hörnfeldt, Birger Elgh, Fredrik Palo, Thomas R. Juto, Per Ahlm, Clas 2003-11 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3035548 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14718081 https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.030275 en eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3035548 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14718081 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.030275 Research Text 2003 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.030275 2013-09-03T10:51:12Z 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. Text Northern Sweden PubMed Central (PMC) Emerging Infectious Diseases 9 11 1395 1401
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description 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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