Clinical Characteristics of Ratborne Seoul Hantavirus Disease

Jan Clement (1) , James Leduc (2) , Lorraine Mcelhinney (3) , Jean-Marc Reynes (4) , Marc van Ranst (1) , Charles Calisher (5)

1 KU Leuven - Catholic University of Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
2 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
3 APHA - Animal and Plant Health Agency [Weybridge]
4 CNR - Centre National de Référence Hantavirus / National Reference Center Hantavirus
5 CSU - Colorado State University [Fort Collins]

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

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Jan Clement, James Leduc, Lorraine Mcelhinney, Jean-Marc Reynes, Marc van Ranst, et al.. Clinical Characteristics of Ratborne Seoul Hantavirus Disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019, 25 (2), pp.387-388. ⟨10.3201/eid2502.181643⟩. ⟨pasteur-02545973⟩