Risk Factors for Hantavirus Infection in Germany, 2005

In 2005, a marked increase in hantavirus infections was observed in Germany. Large cities and areas where hantaviruses were not known to be endemic were affected. A case–control study identified the following independent risk factors for infection: occupational exposure for construction workers, liv...

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Autores principales: Abu Sin, Muna, Stark, Klaus, van Treeck, Ulrich, Dieckmann, Helga, Uphoff, Helmut, Hautmann, Wolfgang, Bornhofen, Bernhard, Jensen, Evelin, Pfaff, Günter, Koch, Judith
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18252110
http://dx.doi.org/10.3291/eid1309.070552
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Sumario:In 2005, a marked increase in hantavirus infections was observed in Germany. Large cities and areas where hantaviruses were not known to be endemic were affected. A case–control study identified the following independent risk factors for infection: occupational exposure for construction workers, living <100 m from forested areas, and exposure to mice.

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