Hantavirus infection during a stay in a mountain hut in Northern Slovakia.
Hantaviruses in Europe cause human hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) with various degree of severity. The most severe form is caused by the Dobrava/Belgrade virus (DOBV), associated with the rodent Apodemus flavicollis. During the last decade cases of infection caused by DOBV have been reported in Central Europe. The present study is a report on two Czech patients with severe HFRS who were infected during their stay in a mountain hut in Northern Slovakia. The two patients, combined with a third case observed in the same year in a nearby village in the Czech Republic, suggest that this region in Central Europe has to be considered as endemic for HFRS.
Department of Virology, Institute of Public Health Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Hana
H
Zelena
Vlasta
V
Zvolankova
Jana
J
Zuchnicka
Katerina
K
Liszkova
Anna
A
Papa
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D018153:Czech Republic; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010802:Phylogeny; D018154:Slovakia; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000914:Antibodies, Viral