Characterization of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Caused by Hantaviruses, Estonia

Abstract

Thirty cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) due to Puumala virus (PUUV), Saaremaa virus (SAAV), and Dobrava virus infection were confirmed in Estonia. Except for the levels of serum creatinine, no remarkable differences were found in the clinical course of HFRS caused by PUUV and SAAV.

Keywords

• Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
• nephropathia epidemica
• hantaviruses
• clinical symptoms
• epidemiology
• dispatch