title: Predicting high risk for human hantavirus infections, Sweden.
abstract: An increased risk for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Puumala hantavirus was forecast for Sweden in 2007. The forecast was based on a predicted increase in the number of Myodes glareolus rodents (reservoir hosts). Despite raised awareness and preparedness, the number of human cases during July 2007-June 2008 was 1,483, a new high.
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Solna, Sweden. gert.olsson@smi.se
authors.forename: Gert E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hjertqvist
authors.forename: Ake
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lundkvist
authors.forename: Birger
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hörnfeldt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000821:virology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D029262:Puumala virus; D012306:Risk; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology