Multiple Synchronous Outbreaks of Puumala Virus, Germany, 2010

作者:Ettinger Jakob; Hofmann Jorg; Enders Martin; Tewald Friedemann; Oehme Rainer M; Rosenfeld Ulrike M; Ali Hanan Sheikh; Schlegel Mathias; Es**auer Sandra; Osterberg Anja; Jacob Jens; Reil Daniela; Klempa Boris; Ulrich Rainer G; Kruger Detlev H*
来源:Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, 18(9): 1461-1464.
DOI:10.3201/eid1809.111447

摘要

To investigate 2,017 cases of hantavirus disease in Germany, we compared 38 new patient-derived Puumala virus RNA sequences identified in 2010 with bank vole-derived small segment RNA sequences. The epidemic process was driven by outbreaks of 6 Puumala virus clades comprising strains of human and vole origin. Each clade corresponded to a different outbreak region.

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