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. 2019 Feb;25(2):387-388.
doi: 10.3201/eid2502.181643.

Clinical Characteristics of Ratborne Seoul Hantavirus Disease

Jan Clement, James W LeDuc, Lorraine M McElhinney, Jean-Marc Reynes, Marc Van Ranst, Charles H Calisher

Clinical Characteristics of Ratborne Seoul Hantavirus Disease

Jan Clement et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Although Seoul orthohantavirus is the only globally spread hantavirus pathogen, few confirmed human infections with this virus have been reported in Western countries, suggesting lower medical awareness of the milder, transient, and often chameleon-like symptoms of this zoonosis. We describe lesser known clinical and laboratory characteristics to help improve underreporting of this virus.

Keywords: HCPS; HFRS; SEOV; Seoul orthohantavirus; acute kidney injury; diagnosis; hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; microhematuria; proteinuria; ratborne Seoul hantavirus disease; rats; signs; symptoms; viruses; zoonoses.

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