Two clinical cases of renal syndrome caused by Dobrava/Saaremaa hantaviruses imported to the Netherlands from Poland and Belarus, 2012-2014.

Authors :: GeurtsvanKessel CH
Goeijenbier M
Verner-Carlsson J
Litjens E
Bos WJ
Pas SD
Melo MM
Koopmans M
Lundkvist Å
Reusken CB
Source :: Infection ecology & epidemiology [Infect Ecol Epidemiol] 2016 Jan 25; Vol. 6, pp. 30548. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jan 25 (Print Publication: 2016).
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: We report the rare event of two imported cases in the Netherlands presenting with renal syndrome caused by Dobrava (DOBV)/Saaremaa (SAAV) hantaviruses. DOBV/SAAV hantaviruses are not circulating in the Netherlands and their clinical manifestation is typically more severe than that of the endemic Puumala virus (PUUV). This report aims to increase awareness among healthcare professionals and diagnostic laboratories to consider different hantaviruses as a cause of renal failure.

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