Risk Factors for Hantavirus Infection in Germany, 2005

Risk Factors for Hantavirus Infection in Germany, 2005

In 2005, a marked increase in hantavirus infections was observed in Germany. Large cities and areas where hantaviruses were not known to be endemic were affected. A case–control study identified the following independent risk factors for infection: occupational exposure for construction workers, liv...

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Main Authors: Muna Abu Sin, Klaus Stark, Ulrich van Treeck, Helga Dieckmann, Helmut Uphoff, Wolfgang Hautmann, Bernhard Bornhofen, Evelin Jensen, Günter Pfaff, Judith Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hantavirus infection
Puumala virus
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
outbreak
case–control study
risk factor
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/9/07-0552_article

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