Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
13 07 2017
Risk of infection with hantaviruses
D?SSELDORF. In Germany, the risk of infections with hantaviruses continues to increase, warns the CRM Center for Reisemedizin: 864 illnesses were reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) by mid-June (24th KW) and thus eleven times more than in the same period of the previous year (78 diseases).
Most cases are in Baden-W?rttemberg, but also Bavaria, NRW and Lower Saxony are more affected. Particularly risk factors such as pregnant women should avoid places with possible mouse infestations.
The virus is transmitted through the excretions of the animals. There is an infectious danger when inhaling the pathogen, which gets into the lungs via turbulent dust in stables, roofs, basements, barns and garden sheds.
Risk of infection with hantaviruses
D?SSELDORF. In Germany, the risk of infections with hantaviruses continues to increase, warns the CRM Center for Reisemedizin: 864 illnesses were reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) by mid-June (24th KW) and thus eleven times more than in the same period of the previous year (78 diseases).
Most cases are in Baden-W?rttemberg, but also Bavaria, NRW and Lower Saxony are more affected. Particularly risk factors such as pregnant women should avoid places with possible mouse infestations.
The virus is transmitted through the excretions of the animals. There is an infectious danger when inhaling the pathogen, which gets into the lungs via turbulent dust in stables, roofs, basements, barns and garden sheds.