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Hantavirus in United Kingdom

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6 signals (30 d)
Europe GBR
Last signal 19h ago

Overview

United Kingdom is in the Europe hantavirus context. The country has documented circulation of SEOV (Seoul virus).

UKHSA (formerly Public Health England) monitors Seoul virus in wild and pet brown-rat populations. A pet-fancy-rat seroprevalence study found ~34% of pet-rat owners seropositive vs ~3% in controls; further pet-rat-associated cases were reported in England, Wales and Scotland.

Sources for the above: Shepherd et al., Emerg Infect Dis 2021 (Seoul virus, pet rats, Scotland) · PHE 2014 hantavirus seroprevalence study (preliminary report) · Jameson et al., Eurosurveillance 2013 (pet rats as Seoul source, England & Wales)

Reservoir species

  • Rattus norvegicus

Endemic strains

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

Signal trend (last 30 days)

Daily signal volume
1 this week vs 4 the week before
↓ -75% w/w
26 May: 0 signals 27 May: 0 signals 28 May: 0 signals 29 May: 0 signals 30 May: 0 signals 31 May: 0 signals 1 Jun: 0 signals 2 Jun: 0 signals 3 Jun: 0 signals 4 Jun: 0 signals 5 Jun: 0 signals 6 Jun: 0 signals 7 Jun: 0 signals 8 Jun: 0 signals 9 Jun: 1 signals 10 Jun: 0 signals 11 Jun: 4 signals 12 Jun: 0 signals 13 Jun: 0 signals 14 Jun: 0 signals 15 Jun: 0 signals 16 Jun: 0 signals 17 Jun: 0 signals 18 Jun: 0 signals 19 Jun: 0 signals 20 Jun: 0 signals 21 Jun: 0 signals 22 Jun: 0 signals 23 Jun: 1 signals 24 Jun: 0 signals
26 May 10 Jun 24 Jun
Languages of the conversation
ko 3 en 2 fr 1

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 United Kingdom

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6 recent items, latest first. Click through to the original publisher.

  1. News GNEWS-EN-GB · 19h ago ·GB · en
    Hantavirus outbreak "close to end", says WHO director-general, after more than 80% of contacts have concluded quarantine - Gamereactor UK
    Hantavirus outbreak "close to end", says WHO director-general, after more than 80% of contacts have concluded quarantine Gamereactor UK
    Indexed 1m ago Source ↗
  2. News GNEWS-FR-FR · 13d ago ·GB · fr
    Un nouveau cas de hantavirus signalé par le Royaume-Uni, un mois après la panique mondiale - Le HuffPost
    Un nouveau cas de hantavirus signalé par le Royaume-Uni, un mois après la panique mondiale Le HuffPost
    Indexed 1m ago Source ↗
  3. News GNEWS-KO-KR · 13d ago ·GB · ko
    영국 해외령서 한타바이러스 확진…"크루즈선 탑승객" - 연합뉴스
    영국 해외령서 한타바이러스 확진…"크루즈선 탑승객" 연합뉴스
    Indexed 1m ago Source ↗
  4. News GNEWS-KO-KR · 13d ago ·GB · ko
    [맵 브리핑] 영국 해외령서 한타바이러스 확진…“크루즈선 탑승객” - KBS 뉴스
    [맵 브리핑] 영국 해외령서 한타바이러스 확진…“크루즈선 탑승객” KBS 뉴스
    Indexed 1m ago Source ↗
  5. News GNEWS-KO-KR · 13d ago ·GB · ko
    한타바이러스 결국…“크루즈선 탑승객” 영국 해외령서 확진 사례 나왔다 - 헤럴드경제
    한타바이러스 결국…“크루즈선 탑승객” 영국 해외령서 확진 사례 나왔다 헤럴드경제
    Indexed 1m ago Source ↗
  6. News GNEWS-EN-GB · 15d ago ·GB · en
    Defence Medics parachute into Tristan da Cunha to treat hantavirus patient - GOV.UK
    Defence Medics parachute into Tristan da Cunha to treat hantavirus patient GOV.UK
    Indexed 1m ago Source ↗