Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health

BG Meerburg, GR Singleton… - Critical reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Rodents are the most abundant and diversified order of living mammals in the world.
Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black …

[HTML][HTML] Hantavirus infections

T Avšič-Županc, A Saksida, M Korva - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades understanding and recognition of hantavirus infection has greatly
improved worldwide, but both the amplitude and the magnitude of hantavirus outbreaks …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea in suckling piglets, China

RQ Sun, RJ Cai, YQ Chen, PS Liang… - Emerging infectious …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Further screening is necessary to confirm N. hispida as a natural reservoir host of the virus.
Although the presented bat-associated sequence is obviously distinct from other …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogeny and origins of hantaviruses harbored by bats, insectivores, and rodents

WP Guo, XD Lin, W Wang, JH Tian, ML Cong… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Hantaviruses are among the most important zoonotic pathogens of humans and the subject
of heightened global attention. Despite the importance of hantaviruses for public health …

Hantaviruses—globally emerging pathogens

DH Kruger, LTM Figueiredo, JW Song… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Hantaviruses are emerging zoonotic viruses which cause human disease in Africa, America,
Asia, and Europe. This review summarizes the progress in hantavirus epidemiology and …

[HTML][HTML] Hantavirus infection: a global zoonotic challenge

H Jiang, X Zheng, L Wang, H Du, P Wang, X Bai - Virologica Sinica, 2017 - Springer
Hantaviruses are comprised of tri-segmented negative sense single-stranded RNA, and are
members of the Bunyaviridae family. Hantaviruses are distributed worldwide and are …

[HTML][HTML] Risk maps of Lassa fever in West Africa

E Fichet-Calvet, DJ Rogers - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Lassa fever is caused by a viral haemorrhagic arenavirus that affects two to
three million people in West Africa, causing a mortality of between 5,000 and 10,000 each …

Hantavirus infection: a review and global update

Z Bi, PBH Formenty, CE Roth - The Journal of Infection in Developing …, 2008 - jidc.org
Hantaviruses have the potential to cause two different types of diseases in human:
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) …

Epidemiology of Hantavirus infections in humans: a comprehensive, global overview

DC Watson, M Sargianou, A Papa, P Chra… - Critical reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Hantaviruses comprise an emerging global threat for public health, affecting about 30 000
humans annually. Infection may lead to Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the …

Human pathogenic hantaviruses and prevention of infection

DH Krüger, G Schönrich, B Klempa - Human vaccines, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Hantaviruses are emerging viruses which are hosted by small mammals. When transmitted
to humans, they can cause two clinical syndromes, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome …