Spatial and temporal patterns of human Puumala virus (PUUV) infections in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, the number of recorded human hantavirus infections as well as the number of affected countries is on the rise. In Europe, most human hantavirus infections are caused by the Puumala virus (PUUV), with bank voles (Myodes glareolus) as reservoir hosts. Generally, infection outbreaks have been related to environmental conditions, particularly climatic conditions, food supply for the reservoir species and land use. However, although attempts have been made, the insufficient availability of environmental data is often hampering accurate temporal and spatially explicit models of human hantavirus infections.

Methods

In the present study, dynamics of human PUUV infections between 2001 and 2015 were explored using ArcGIS in order to identify spatio-tempora

SUBMITTER: Cunze S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5797684 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature