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Hantavirus in United Kingdom

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0 signals (30 d)
Europe GBR

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)

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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.

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