Heyman P, Plyusnina A, Berny P, Cochez C, Artois M, Zizi M, Pirnay J P, Plyusnin A
Research Laboratory for Vector-Borne Diseases, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Bruynstraat 1, Brussels, Belgium.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Sep;23(9):711-7. doi: 10.1007/s10096-004-1196-3. Epub 2004 Aug 18.
Although rats (Rattus rattus or Rattus norvegicus) worldwide have been found to carry Seoul hantavirus, there are at present only a very few reports of confirmed human Seoul hantavirus infections outside Asia, where the virus, in certain areas, is responsible for approximately 25% of the human hantavirus infections. In Europe, no confirmed human infections outside laboratories have been described, and although rats occasionally have been found to be antibody positive, the viral genome has not been demonstrated in these animals. The present report describes the first confirmed finding of Seoul hantavirus in R. norvegicus captured in Europe.
尽管全球范围内已发现大鼠（黑家鼠或褐家鼠）携带汉城汉坦病毒，但目前在亚洲以外地区仅有极少数确诊的人类汉城汉坦病毒感染报告，在亚洲某些地区，该病毒导致了约25%的人类汉坦病毒感染。在欧洲，尚无实验室以外确诊的人类感染病例报告，尽管偶尔发现大鼠抗体呈阳性，但在这些动物中尚未证实病毒基因组的存在。本报告描述了在欧洲捕获的褐家鼠中首次确诊发现汉城汉坦病毒。
