The authors describe the illness of a Czech soldier who while serving in the UNPROFOR forces in an area with the endemic occurrence of hantaviruses became infected with this agent and developed haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The severe clinical course which called for seven haemodialyzation procedures led to the patient's recovery. The authors describe the course of the disease and epidemiological circumstances.

Krajská hygienická stanice Brno

Mild course of Puumala nephropathy in children in an area with sporadic occurrence Hantavirus infection

Hantaviruses in the Czech Republic