Hantavirus in Egypt

Overview

Egypt is in the Africa hantavirus context. The country has documented circulation of SEOV (Seoul virus).

A 1996 Alexandria study (Baddour et al.) found ~12.2% of 637 human serum samples and ~12.8% of 861 trapped rodents IgG-positive for Hantaan-related antigens, with Rattus norvegicus the most commonly seropositive species — consistent with port-city Seoul-virus circulation under modern classification.

Sources for the above: Baddour et al., J Egypt Public Health Assoc 1996 (Alexandria human + rat seroprevalence) · Castel et al., Emerg Infect Dis 2023 (seaports & SEOV in Africa, regional context)

Reservoir species

• Rattus norvegicus

Endemic strains

Signal trend (last 30 days)