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network "rodent-borne pathogens" in germany: longitudinal studies on the geographical distribution and prevalence of hantavirus infections.hantavirus infections are known in germany since the 1980s. while the overall antibody prevalence against hantaviruses in the general human population was estimated to be about 1-2%, an average of 100-200 clinical cases are recorded annually. in the years 2005 and 2007 in particular, a large increase of the number of human hantavirus infections in germany was observed. the most affected regions were located in the federal states of baden-wuerttemberg, bavaria, north rhine westphalia, and lower s ...200819030894
seroprevalence study in forestry workers of a non-endemic region in eastern germany reveals infections by tula and dobrava-belgrade hantaviruses.highly endemic and outbreak regions for human hantavirus infections are located in the southern, southeastern, and western parts of germany. the dominant hantavirus is the bank vole transmitted puumala virus (puuv). in the eastern part of germany, previous investigations revealed tula virus (tulv) and dobrava-belgrade virus (dobv) infections in the respective rodent reservoirs. here, we describe a seroprevalence study in forestry workers from brandenburg, eastern germany, using igg elisa and imm ...201121611907
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