Hantavirus causing fatal haemorrhagic fever in the Czech Republic

Hantaviruses are RNA viruses of the family Bunyaviridae. Their hosts are mammals of the orders rodents (voles, rats, mice), insectivores (shrews, moles), and chiroptera (bats). Hantaviruses are present in many areas of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. In the Czech Republic, the occurrence of...

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Published in:	Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie Vol. 66; no. 3; p. 149
Main Authors:	Zelená, H, Rumlerová, M, Kodras, K, Beroušková, P, Mrázek, J, Smetana, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Czech
Published:	Czech Republic 2017
Subjects:	Animals Autopsy Czech Republic - epidemiology Fatal Outcome Hantavirus Hantavirus Infections - diagnosis Hantavirus Infections - epidemiology Humans Mice Rats Czech Republic hantaviruses - haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome - Dobrava/Belgrade
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Summary:	Hantaviruses are RNA viruses of the family Bunyaviridae. Their hosts are mammals of the orders rodents (voles, rats, mice), insectivores (shrews, moles), and chiroptera (bats). Hantaviruses are present in many areas of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. In the Czech Republic, the occurrence of five species of hantaviruses has been reported (Dobrava/Belgrade, Puumala, Tula, Seewis, and Asikkala), with the first three of them causing human diseases. Although the course of hantavirus infections can be very serious, there is a low awareness of these diseases, even among health professionals, and hantavirus is often not considered in the diagnosis. A case history is reported of a patient who developed hantavirus haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) with fatal outcome. The patient presented with typical clinical signs, but the correct diagnosis was only made at post mortem.
ISSN:	1210-7913