Clinical Characteristics of Ratborne Seoul Hantavirus Disease

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 387 - 388
• Main Authors: Clement, Jan, LeDuc, James W., McElhinney, Lorraine M., Reynes, Jean-Marc, Van Ranst, Marc, Calisher, Charles H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.02.2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: acute kidney injury; Clinical Characteristics of Ratborne Seoul Hantavirus Disease; Disease transmission; Hantavirus infections; Health aspects; Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome - diagnosis; Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome - virology; Hemorrhagic fevers; Human health and pathology; Humans; Infection; Infectious diseases; Leptospirosis; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; Pets; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Research Letter; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Seoul orthohantavirus; Seoul virus; SEOV; Serologic Tests; Severity of Illness Index; signs; Symptom Assessment; symptoms; Thrombocytopenia; Virology; viruses; Zoonoses; Belgium; South Korea; hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome; viruses; proteinuria; diagnosis; zoonoses; Seoul orthohantavirus; microhematuria; symptoms; ratborne Seoul hantavirus disease; signs; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; acute kidney injury; rats; HFRS; HCPS; SEOV
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2502.181643

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.