Heterogeneous Puumala orthohantavirus situation in endemic regions in Germany in summer 2019
2019; Wiley; Volume: 67; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/tbed.13408
ISSN1865-1682
AutoresFlorian Binder, Stephan Drewes, Christian Imholt, Marion Saathoff, Diana Below, Elias Bendl, Franz J. Conraths, Peter Tenhaken, Maren Mylius, Stefan Brockmann, Rainer Oehme, J. Freise, Jens Jacob, Rainer G. Ulrich,
Tópico(s)Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
ResumoPuumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) causes most human hantavirus disease cases in Europe. PUUV disease outbreaks are usually synchronized Germany-wide driven by beech mast-induced irruptions of its host (bank vole, Myodes glareolus). Recent data indicate high vole abundance, high PUUV prevalence and high human incidence in summer 2019 for some regions, but elsewhere values were low to moderate. This significant lack of synchrony among regions in Germany is in contrast to previous studies. Health institutions need to be informed about the heterogeneous distribution of human PUUV infection risk to initiate appropriate actions.
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