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Dobrava hantavirus causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in central Europe and is carried by two different <i>Apodemus</i> mice species
1 Feb 2001
Abstract excerpt
In central Europe, hemorrhagic fevers with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans are caused by the hantavirus species Puumala (transmitted by voles) and a second, Hantaan-related species (transmitted by mice). The second virus could be identified as Dobrava virus. To date, 19 clinical cases of Dobrava infection have been found in Germany and Slovakia. All patients exhibited a mild/moderate clinical course and no case...
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