Puumala Virus Infection in Family, Switzerland

We report 3 cases of Puumala virus infection in a family in Switzerland in January 2019. Clinical manifestations of the infection ranged from mild influenza-like illness to fatal disease. This cluster illustrates the wide range of clinical manifestations of Old World hantavirus infections and the ch...

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Autores principales: Vetter, Pauline, L’Huillier, Arnaud G., Montalbano, Maria F., Pigny, Fiona, Eckerle, Isabella, Torriani, Giulia, Rothenberger, Sylvia, Laubscher, Florian, Cordey, Samuel, Kaiser, Laurent, Schibler, Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33496646
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203770
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Sumario:We report 3 cases of Puumala virus infection in a family in Switzerland in January 2019. Clinical manifestations of the infection ranged from mild influenza-like illness to fatal disease. This cluster illustrates the wide range of clinical manifestations of Old World hantavirus infections and the challenge of diagnosing travel-related hemorrhagic fevers.

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