Seoul Virus Infection in Humans, France, 2014–2016

Abstract

We report detection of Seoul virus in 3 patients in France over a 2-year period. These patients accounted for 3 of the 4 Seoul virus infections among 434 hantavirus infections (1.7%) reported during this time. More attention should be given to this virus in Europe where surveillance has been focused mostly on Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade hantaviruses.

Keywords

• Seoul virus
• viruses
• hantavirus
• infection
• humans
• zoonoses