Overview
Russia is in the Asia hantavirus context. The country has documented circulation of HTNV, PUUV, DOBV (Hantaan virus, Puumala virus, Dobrava-Belgrade virus).
HFRS has been a notifiable infection in Russia since 1978; roughly 10 000–12 000 cases are reported annually from European Russia, predominantly Puumala. Two distinct Dobrava-Belgrade lineages circulate: DOBV-Aa in central Russia (Apodemus agrarius) and the more severe DOBV-Ap in the Sochi district (Apodemus ponticus). Hantaan virus dominates HFRS in the Russian Far East.
Sources for the above: Klempa et al., Emerg Infect Dis 2008 (two DOBV lineages causing HFRS, Russia)
Reservoir species
- Myodes glareolus
- Apodemus spp.
Endemic strains
Signal trend (last 30 days)
Signal volume = mentions in monitored sources (CDC, WHO, ECDC, news in 17 languages), not confirmed clinical case counts. Buckets are UTC days.