Hantavirus infections in The Netherlands: epidemiology and disease.
A serological survey for the prevalence of hantavirus infections in The Netherlands was carried out on > 10,000 sera, from selected human populations, and different feral and domestic animal species. Hantavirus-specific antibodies were found in about 1% of patients suspected of acute leptospirosis, 10% of patients with acute nephropathia, and in less than 0.1% haemodialysis and renal transplant patients. Among individuals with a suspected occupational risk, 6% of animal trappers, 4% of forestry workers, 2% of laboratory workers and 0.4% of farmers were seropositive. The majority of the sero... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1995 |
Schlagwörter: | 0 (Antibodies / Viral) / 0 (Antigens / Adolescent / Adult / Age Distribution / Animals / Domestic/immunology / Wild/immunology / Antibodies / Viral/*blood / Antigens / Viral/analysis / Child / Preschool / Disease Reservoirs / Female / Hantavirus Infections/*epidemiology/veterinary / Hantavirus/*immunology / Human / Male / Microtinae/immunology / Middle Aged / Netherlands/epidemiology / Occupations / Prevalence / Risk Factors / Seasons / Seroepidemiologic Studies / Support / Non-U.S. Gov't |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28786328 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/3523 |