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. 2014 Dec;20(12):2107-10.
doi: 10.3201/eid2012.131886.

Human hantavirus infections in the Netherlands

Jussi Sane, Johan Reimerink, Margriet Harms, Jacinta Bakker, Lapo Mughini-Gras, Barbara Schimmer, Wilfrid van Pelt

Human hantavirus infections in the Netherlands

Jussi Sane et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

We report the recent epidemiology and estimated seroprevalence of human hantavirus infections in the Netherlands. Sixty-two cases were reported during December 2008-December 2013. The estimated seroprevalence in the screened municipalities in 2006-2007 was 1.7% (95% CI 1.3%-2.3%). Findings suggest that hantavirus infections are underdiagnosed in the Netherlands.

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Municipalities sampled in the Pienter 2 study and subset of municipalities included in the seroprevalence study of hantavirus infections, the Netherlands.
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Reported cases of hantavirus infection (n = 62) by year, the Netherlands, December 2008–2013.
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