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. 2016 Nov 15;214(10):1507-1511.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw401. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

Human Infections by Non-Rodent-Associated Hantaviruses in Africa

Patrick Heinemann  1 , Mélanie Tia  2 , Abraham Alabi  3 , Jean-Claude Anon  4 , Brita Auste  1 , Sandra Essbauer  5 , Apollinaire Gnionsahe  2 , Holo Kigninlman  6 , Boris Klempa  1   7 , Christian Kraef  8 , Nadine Kruger  1 , Fabian H Leendertz  9 , Méliane Ndhatz-Sanogo  4 , Frieder Schaumburg  8 , Peter T Witkowski  1 , Chantal G Akoua-Koffi  4 , Detlev H Kruger  1
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Human Infections by Non-Rodent-Associated Hantaviruses in Africa

Patrick Heinemann et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Various hantaviruses have been discovered in unconventional hosts (shrews and bats) in Africa. Up to now, it was unknown whether these viruses pose a threat for human health. In this study, using newly established serological assays, we demonstrated evidence of shrew-borne hantavirus infections in humans from Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon.

Keywords: Africa; hantavirus; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; serology; shrews; zoonoses.

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