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Hantavirus in Sweden

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Europe SWE

Overview

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

Nephropathia epidemica caused by Puumala virus is endemic to Sweden, with roughly 90% of cases concentrated in the four northernmost counties (Norrland). The country experienced a major outbreak in winter 2006/2007, with notification rates reaching 313 per 100 000 in Västerbotten County during 2007.

Sources for the above: Olsson et al., Emerg Infect Dis 2003 (Human Hantavirus Infections, Sweden) · Pettersson et al., Emerg Infect Dis 2008 (Puumala outbreak, Sweden 2006–2007)

Reservoir species

  • Myodes glareolus

Endemic strains

PUUV HFRS
Puumala virus
CFR: <0.5% (mild HFRS, "nephropathia epidemica")

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 Sweden

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