Analytical Performance of the RIDASCREEN® Hantavirus Puumala IgG/IgM ELISA Assay
Viruses, 2020 The National Reference Center for Hantavirus in Belgium is currently using the Hantavirus IgM/IgG ELISA Progen kit (Heidelberg, Germany) for the detection of the most prevalent Hantavirus in Western Europe, Puumala virus (PUUV).
Melissa Depypere +4 more
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Fatal Puumala Hantavirus Disease: Involvement of Complement Activation and Vascular Leakage in the Pathobiology. [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2017 The case-fatality rate of hantavirus disease depends strongly on the causative hantavirus, ranging from 0.1% to 40%. However, the pathogenesis is not fully understood, and at present no licensed therapies exist.
Magnus Evander, Timo Hautala, Clas Ahlm
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Cytokine expression during early and late phase of acute
BMC Immunology, 2011 Background Hantaviruses of the family Bunyaviridae are emerging zoonotic pathogens which cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in the Old World and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the New World.
Sadeghi Mahmoud +5 more
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Puumala Hantavirus Excretion Kinetics in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Puumala hantavirus is present in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) and is believed to be spread mainly by contaminated excretions. In this study, we subcutaneously inoculated 10 bank voles with Puumala virus and sampled excretions until day 133 postinfection.
Jonas Hardestam +5 more
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NK cell activation in human hantavirus infection explained by virus-induced IL-15/IL15Rα expression. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2014 Clinical infection with hantaviruses cause two severe acute diseases, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). These diseases are characterized by strong immune activation, increased vascular permeability, and
Monika Braun +6 more
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Bilateral massive pneumonia as an unusual manifestation of Puumala hantavirus infection. [PDF]
J Postgrad Med, 2018 Renal involvement due to European Puumala virus (PUUV) is frequent but pulmonary involvement is quite rare. We present here, a 24-year-old male with atypical clinical presentation of acute PUUV infection with gross pulmonary and
Gozdas HT +3 more
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Traveler Returning from Nepal to Spain
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Most human hantavirus infections occur in Asia, but some cases have been described in Europe in travelers returning from Asia. We describe a case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in a previously healthy traveler occurring shortly after he returned to ...
Elena Sulleiro +13 more
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HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME IN CHILDREN OF THE GORIŠKA REGION IN 2021
Slovenska pediatrija, 2023 Hantaviruses are spread worldwide and cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome(HMRS). The two serotypes occurring in Slovenia are Puumala and Dobrava viruses. Puumala virus causes a milder disease, whereas Dobrava virus causes a more severe form. The
Lea Lazar +2 more
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A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME
Slovenska pediatrija, 2022 In 2021, Slovenia faced an outbreak of hantavirus infection, which causes haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. In children, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is rare.
Špela Urankar Brvar +2 more
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Puumala Orthohantavirus Strains from France
Pathogens, 2021 Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) causes a mild form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) called nephropathia epidemica (NE), regularly diagnosed in Europe.
Johann Vulin +10 more
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