Hantavirus in new geographic regions, Sweden.
In Sweden, human cases of Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) infections are reported from the northern endemic regions. We found hantavirus-specific antibodies in yellow-necked mice (Apodemus flavicollis) trapped in human dwellings in the surroundings of the cities of Uppsala and Stockholm, which are situated far south from the traditional endemic areas of PUUV. Because the yellow-necked mouse is the most common rodent in human dwellings, hantaviruses in this rodent species may be important for the public health.
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.|Institute for Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.|Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.|The National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.
Mare
M
Lõhmus
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.|The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jenny
J
Verner-Carlsson
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Oliva
O
Borg
The National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.
Ann
A
Albihn
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.|Department of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.|Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; ake.lundkvist@imbim.uu.se.
Åke
Å
Lundkvist
Puumala virus; Tula virus; hantavirus; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; zoonoses