Hantavirus infection during a stay in a mountain hut in Northern Slovakia
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
21264871
DOI
10.1002/jmv.21984
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- MeSH
- Travel * MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Orthohantavirus classification genetics physiology MeSH
- Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome diagnosis genetics immunology therapy MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Molecular Typing MeSH
- Antibodies, Viral blood MeSH
- Genes, Viral MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Slovakia MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Antibodies, Viral MeSH
Hantaviruses in Europe cause human hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) with various degree of severity. The most severe form is caused by the Dobrava/Belgrade virus (DOBV), associated with the rodent Apodemus flavicollis. During the last decade cases of infection caused by DOBV have been reported in Central Europe. The present study is a report on two Czech patients with severe HFRS who were infected during their stay in a mountain hut in Northern Slovakia. The two patients, combined with a third case observed in the same year in a nearby village in the Czech Republic, suggest that this region in Central Europe has to be considered as endemic for HFRS.
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Molecular Epidemiology of Hantaviruses in the Czech Republic
