Characterization of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by hantaviruses, Estonia.
Thirty cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) due to Puumala virus (PUUV), Saaremaa virus (SAAV), and Dobrava virus infection were confirmed in Estonia. Except for the levels of serum creatinine, no remarkable differences were found in the clinical course of HFRS caused by PUUV and SAAV.
Golovljova
Irina
I
National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia.
Vasilenko
Veera
V
Mittzenkov
Vassili
V
Prükk
Tiina
T
Seppet
Elviira
E
Vene
Sirkka
S
Settergren
Bo
B
Plyusnin
Alexander
A
Lundkvist
Ake
A
D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D004957:Estonia; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans