Steep rise in notified hantavirus infections in Germany, April 2010

From January to April 2010, 396 hantavirus infections were notified in Germany, a considerable increase compared with previous years (mean: 83 for January-April 2004-2009) including the record-setting year, 2007 (n=232 January-April). Most patients are residents of known Puumala virus endemic areas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2010-05, Vol.15 (20), p.1
Hauptverfasser:	Faber, M S, Ulrich, R G, Frank, C, Brockmann, S O, Pfaff, G M, Jacob, J, Krüger, D H, Stark, K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Animal populations Animals Child Child, Preschool Disease control Disease Notification Disease transmission Disease Vectors Germany - epidemiology Hantavirus - isolation & purification Hantavirus Infections - epidemiology Hantavirus Infections - etiology Humans Middle Aged Rodents Viral infections Viruses Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	From January to April 2010, 396 hantavirus infections were notified in Germany, a considerable increase compared with previous years (mean: 83 for January-April 2004-2009) including the record-setting year, 2007 (n=232 January-April). Most patients are residents of known Puumala virus endemic areas in southern Germany. The recent increase in notified hantavirus infections is probably due to an increased population density of the main animal reservoir, the bank vole (Myodes glareolus).
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/ese.15.20.19574-en