Author/Editor		Heyman, P; Ceianu, CS; Christova, I; Avšič-Županc, T
Title		A five-year perspective on the situation of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and status of the hantavirus reservoirs in Europe, 2005-2010
Type		članek
Source		Eurosurveillance
Vol. and No.		Letnik 16, št. 36
Publication year		2011
Volume		str. 1-8
Language		eng
Abstract		Hantavirus infections are reported from many countries in Europe and with highly variable annual case numbers. In 2010, more than 2,000 human cases were reported in Germany, and numbers above the baseline have also been registered in other European countries. Depending on the virus type human infections are characterised by mild to severe forms of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The member laboratories of the European Network for diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases present here an overview of the progression of human cases in the period from 2005 to 2010. Further we provide an update on the available diagnostic methods and endemic regions in their countries, with an emphasis on occurring virus types and reservoirs.
Descriptors		HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME HANTAVIRUS CARRIER STATE DISEASE PROGRESSION EUROPE