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GeurtsvanKessel CH, Goeijenbier M, Verner-Carlsson J, Litjens E, Bos WJ, Pas SD, Melo MM, Koopmans M, Lundkvist Å, Reusken CBEM. Two clinical cases of renal syndrome caused by Dobrava/Saaremaa hantaviruses imported to the Netherlands from Poland and Belarus, 2012-2014. Infect Ecol Epidemiol 2016; 6:30548. [PMID: 26818411 PMCID: PMC4730112 DOI: 10.3402/iee.v6.30548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
We report the rare event of two imported cases in the Netherlands presenting with renal syndrome caused by Dobrava (DOBV)/Saaremaa (SAAV) hantaviruses. DOBV/SAAV hantaviruses are not circulating in the Netherlands and their clinical manifestation is typically more severe than that of the endemic Puumala virus (PUUV). This report aims to increase awareness among healthcare professionals and diagnostic laboratories to consider different hantaviruses as a cause of renal failure.
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Affiliation(s)
- Corine H GeurtsvanKessel
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, WHO Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases;
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, WHO Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases.,Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Willem-Jan Bos
- Department of Internal Medicine, Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Suzan D Pas
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, WHO Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, WHO Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases
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- The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (IMBIM), Zoonosis Science Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, WHO Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases
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