title: Risk factors for hantavirus infection in Germany, 2005.
abstract: In 2005, a marked increase in hantavirus infections was observed in Germany. Large cities and areas where hantaviruses were not known to be endemic were affected. A case-control study identified the following independent risk factors for infection: occupational exposure for construction workers, living <100 meter from forested areas, and exposure to mice.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Muna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abu Sin
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: van Treeck
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dieckmann
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uphoff
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hautmann
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bornhofen
authors.forename: Evelin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pfaff
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018563:Disease Notification; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors