Hantavirus in France

Overview

France is in the Europe hantavirus context. The country has documented circulation of PUUV (Puumala virus).

Nephropathia epidemica caused by Puumala virus is endemic in north-eastern France. The Ardennes massif near the Belgian border has historically accounted for the largest share of French cases, and Santé publique France's surveillance shows the endemic zone expanding southward and westward in recent years.

Sources for the above: Sauvage et al., Emerg Infect Dis 2002 (PUUV in humans + reservoir, Ardennes) · Santé publique France — Hantavirus surveillance data

Reservoir species

• Myodes glareolus

Endemic strains

Signal trend (last 30 days)