Open AccessSignificant increase of hantavirus infections in Germany since the beginning of 2007
Author(s) -
Judith Koch,
Stefan Brockmann,
C Winter,
Peter Kimmig,
Klaus Stark
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.18.03185-en
Subject(s) - hantavirus , hantavirus infection , virology , medicine , virus
Hantaviruses (family Bunyaviridae) are rodent-borne pathogens and occur worldwide. Hantavirus infections in Europe and Asia can result in a hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) of different severity.