The characteristics of current natural foci of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Shandong Province, China, 2012-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), an infectious disease caused by hantaviruses, is endemic in China and remains a serious public health problem. Historically, Shandong Province has had the largest HFRS burden in China. However, we do not have a comprehensive and clear understanding of the current epidemic foci of HFRS in Shandong Province.

Methodology/principal findings

The incidence and mortality rates were calculated, and a phylogenetic analysis was performed after laboratory testing of the virus in rodents. Spatial epidemiology analysis was applied to investigate the epidemic foci, including their sources. A total of 6,206 HFRS cases and 59 related deaths were reported in Shandong Province. The virus carriage rates of the rodents Rattus norvegicus,

SUBMITTER: Zheng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6544330 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature