Abstract
Seoul hantavirus-associated hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome cases are rare outside Asia and have not yet been found in Germany. We report clinical and molecular evidence for a Seoul virus infection in a patient in Germany. The infection was most likely acquired during a stay in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Keywords:
Germany; HFRS; Indonesia; SEOV; Seoul virus; hantaviruses; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; human infection; importation; imported case; viruses; zoonoses.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Biomarkers
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / diagnosis
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / epidemiology*
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / transmission
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / virology*
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Germany / epidemiology
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Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / diagnosis
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Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / epidemiology*
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Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / transmission
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Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / virology*
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Indonesia / epidemiology
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Male
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral
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Seoul virus* / classification
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Seoul virus* / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Travel-Related Illness*