Autochthonous Human Case of Seoul Virus Infection, the Netherlands

Orthohantaviruses are a group of rodentborne viruses with a worldwide distribution. The orthohantavirus Seoul virus (SEOV) can cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans and is distributed worldwide, like its reservoir host, the rat. Cases of SEOV in wild and pet rats have been described in several countries, and human cases have been reported in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and the United States. In the Netherlands, SEOV has previously been found in wild brown rats. We describe an autochthonous human case of SEOV infection in the Netherlands. This patient had nonspecific clinical symptoms of an orthohantavirus infection (gastrointestinal symptoms and distinct elevation of liver enzymes). Subsequent source investigation revealed 2 potential sources, the patient's feeder rats and a feeder rat farm. At both sources, a high prevalence of SEOV was found in the rats. The virus closely resembled the Cherwell and Turckheim SEOV strains that were previously found in Europe.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 24(2018), 12 vom: 01., Seite 2158-2163

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Swanink, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Reimerink, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Gisolf, Jet [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Ankje [VerfasserIn]
Claassen, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Martens, Liesbeth [VerfasserIn]
Waegemaekers, Toos [VerfasserIn]
Rozendaal, Harry [VerfasserIn]
Valkenburgh, Stasja [VerfasserIn]
Hoornweg, Tabitha [VerfasserIn]
Maas, Miriam [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
HFRS
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Journal Article
Orthohantavirus
Rats
SEOV
Seoul virus
Source investigation
The Netherlands
Viruses
Zoonoses
Zoonotic infection

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Date Completed 08.04.2019

Date Revised 08.04.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2412.180229

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM287069001