Profile
- Short name: SEOV
- Family: Old World
- Reservoir: Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
- Primary region: Worldwide (urban), East Asia, Europe, Americas
- Causes: Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS)
- Case-fatality rate: ~1–2% (HFRS, mild form)
- Person-to-person transmission: Not documented
- Identified: 1980
Key facts
- Reservoir: brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) — present worldwide, including ports and cities.
- Causes a milder form of HFRS (sometimes called "ratborne nephropathia").
- Outbreaks have been documented among pet-rat owners and breeders (US, UK).
- Globally distributed because the host travels with shipping and trade.