What you may not know about Hantavirus
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Illness spread by rodents
Here's information on the various strains and available prevention methods.
Contents at a Glance
Types of Hantavirus
- Hantaan - eastern Asia, carried by the striped field mouse
- Puumala - Scandinavia and western Europe and Russia, carried by the bank vole
- Dobrava - Balkans, carried by the yellow-necked field mouse
- Seoul - worldwide, carried by the brown (or Norway) rat
- Saaremaa - Scandinavia and central Europe, carried by the striped field mouse
- Sin Nombre - Americas (specifically U.S. and Canada), carried by the deer mouse
- New York - northeastern U.S., carried by the white footed mouse
- Black Creek - southeastern U.S., carried by the cotton rat and rice rat
- Hantavirus in the United States
- Hantavirus exists in 20 known forms as a member of the virus family Bunyaviridae. The viruses usually cause mild disease in Asia and Europe, but a...
Sin Nombre Hantavirus
Diseases caused by hantavirus
The virus can cause two types of disease:
1. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, which affects the respiratory system. This is the most common form in the United States, with the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) being the most common reservoir of the disease (strains Sin Nombre, New York, and Black Creek).
2. Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, which affects the kidneys. It is most common in parts outside of the Americas (strains Seoul, Puumala, Hantaan, Dobrava, and Saaremaa).
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Hantavirus in the News
- Public warned after hantavirus case confirmed north of city
- A relatively rare case of hantavirus has been detected in a person who lives in a rural area north of Edmonton, prompting health officials to issue a public warning. The illness, which can be fatal, occurs when people breathe in particles of urine or ...
- Hantavirus case prompts warning from Alberta Health Services
- By Staff By Staff Metro Edmonton Alberta health officials are warning Albertans to take precautions after a confirmed case of Hantavirus in northern Alberta. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is contracted when a human comes in contact with urine or feces ...
- DNA vaccine and duck eggs protect against hantavirus disease
- ScienceDaily (May 23, 2012) ? Army scientists and industry collaborators have successfully protected laboratory animals from lethal hantavirus disease using a novel approach that combines DNA vaccines and duck eggs. The work appears in a recent ...
- NM confirms first death from hantavirus this year
- AP SANTA FE, NM?State health officials say a 20-year-old woman from Rio Arriba County has died from the hantavirus. The New Mexico Department of Health said Friday this is the first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome reported in the state this year.
Prevent hantavirus disease
Sanitize rodent infestations
- How to prevent hantavirus
- Prevent mice from infesting an area and be sure to properly disinfect nests and breeding grounds.
Researcher obtaining urine from a deer mouse
Health Authorities
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Information on Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
- Canadian Lung Association
- Information on Hantavirus
- Washington State Dept. of Health
- Information regarding symptoms and prevention measures for hantavirus
- Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services
- Information on Hantavirus infection
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