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Hantavirus in Egypt

inactive
0 signals (30 d)
Africa EGY

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

SEOV HFRS
Seoul virus
CFR: ~1–2% (HFRS, mild form)

Signal trend (last 30 days)

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Signal volume = mentions in monitored sources (CDC, WHO, ECDC, news in 17 languages), not confirmed clinical case counts. Buckets are UTC days.

Recent signals from Egypt

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