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Old World hantavirus

Dobrava-Belgrade virus

Dobrava-Belgrade virus causes the most severe European form of HFRS, particularly in the Balkans. It is closely related to Hantaan and shares a similar clinical profile of high renal and cardiovascular involvement.

Profile

  • Short name: DOBV
  • Family: Old World
  • Reservoir: Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
  • Primary region: Balkans, Central Europe, Greece, Russia
  • Causes: Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS)
  • Case-fatality rate: ~10–12% (severe HFRS)
  • Person-to-person transmission: Not documented
  • Identified: 1992

Key facts

  • Reservoirs include Apodemus flavicollis (yellow-necked mouse) and A. agrarius lineages.
  • Severe HFRS comparable to Hantaan virus disease.
  • Endemic across the Balkans, especially Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece.

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