All tracked hantavirus events for Germany.
Madrid: Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands have confirmed they will send planes to evacuate nationals from their respective countries aboa
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Prevention measures and communication strategies for hantavirus infection in Europe. Stockholm: ECDC; 2014 Hantaviruses are a large group of RNA viruses that belong to the genus Hantavirus , family Bunyaviridae. Reservoirs for hantaviruses are mostly rodents. At least five hantaviruses – Puumala (PUUV), Dobrava-Belgrade (DOBV), Tula (TULV), Saarema (SAAV) and Seoul (SEOV) – circulate in Europe, but most reported human cases of infection are cau
Prompted by the increase of hantavirus activity in Europe observed in 2012, ECDC report reviewed the preventive measures and communication strategies in European countries. Hantaviruses are almost exclusively transmitted through the inhalation of infectious aerosol from rodent excreta. The severity of the hantavirus infection varies from asymptomatic through mild to severe. The symptoms include acute fever accompanied by thrombocytopenia, headache, often very severe, and abdominal and back pain
Practical guides on prevention and health protocols.
Prevention and safe cleaning
Ventilate, avoid dry sweeping, use damp cleaning, and wear gloves and a mask in infested areas.
Hantavirus prevention for rural travelers and outdoor enthusiasts
Practical advice for hikers, hunters, farm visitors, and anyone spending time in rural areas where hantavirus circulates.
How to safely clean a building after a rodent infestation
Step-by-step protocol from CDC and WHO to disinfect spaces with rodent droppings without aerosolizing hantavirus.
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