Introduction and objective. Due to the nature of their work, foresters are exposed to many
infectious pathogens from the wildlife reservoir. The primary aim of this study was to assess …

Objectives The aim of the study was to survey the prevalence of human hantavirus infections
among forestry workers, who are considered a risk population for contracting the disease …

Objective To estimate exposition to hantaviruses in a high-risk population (forest workers) in
the north-east of Poland. Methods IgG antibodies against virus Puumala (PUUV) and …

Aim To determine the presence and geographic distribution of hantaviruses and to get more
detailed information of human and small-mammal infection with these viruses in Hungary …

A study of hantaviral and leptospiral antibodies in selected population groups was
performed. Among high risk subjects in the Rome area, Hantaan antibody was found in …

Background Hantaviral infections causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome are
endemic in North Eastern France. Humans are contaminated by the inhalation of aerosols …

Hantaviruses are viral pathogens usually endemic in rodent populations. Human exposure
follows inhalation of dusts contaminated with rodent excreta, and most individuals have …

Hantaviruses are an established cause of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
in Europe. Following a confirmed case of HFRS in the UK, in an individual residing on a farm …

In order to investigate the presence of hantavirus infections in Latvia, 333 randomly selected
human serum samples were screened using an enzyme-linked immunoassay. Fifteen …

The first hantavirus infection outbreak in Poland (with different seroetiology) was identified
between August–December 2007. Thirteen cases were reported in southeast Poland: 12 …