Open AccessHantavirus infections in Finland
Author(s) -
H. Henttonen,
Antti Vaheri,
Olli Vapalahti
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.00.00.00140-en
Subject(s) - hantavirus , hantavirus infection , virology , medicine , biology , geography , virus
Hantaviruses cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantaviruspulmonary syndrome (HPS), and occur throughout the world. The viruses aretransmitted to humans in aerosols of rodent secretions. About 200 000 people,mainly in Eurasia, develop