Puumala Virus Infection in Family, Switzerland

Vetter, Pauline; L'Huillier, Arnaud G; Montalbano, Maria F; Pigny, Fiona; Eckerle, Isabella Anne; Torriani, Giulia; Rothenberger, Sylvia; Laubscher, Florian; Cordey, Samuel; Kaiser, Laurent; Schibler, Manuel

doi:10.3201/eid2702.203770

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Puumala Virus Infection in Family, Switzerland

ContributorsVetter, Pauline; L'Huillier, Arnaud G; Montalbano, Maria F; Pigny, Fiona; Eckerle, Isabella Anne; Torriani, Giulia; Rothenberger, Sylvia; Laubscher, Florian; Cordey, Samuel; Kaiser, Laurent; Schibler, Manuel

Published inEmerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 658-660

Publication date2021

Abstract

We report 3 cases of Puumala virus infection in a family in Switzerland in January 2019. Clinical manifestations of the infection ranged from mild influenza-like illness to fatal disease. This cluster illustrates the wide range of clinical manifestations of Old World hantavirus infections and the challenge of diagnosing travel-related hemorrhagic fevers.

Keywords

Hantavirus
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome/diagnosis/epidemiology
Humans
Puumala virus/genetics
Switzerland/epidemiology
Travel
Travel-Related Illness

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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Citation (ISO format)

VETTER, Pauline et al. Puumala Virus Infection in Family, Switzerland. In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, vol. 27, n° 2, p. 658–660. doi: 10.3201/eid2702.203770

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PID : unige:156922
DOI : 10.3201/eid2702.203770
PMID : 33496646

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853570/

Journal ISSN1080-6040

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