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- Title
Risk factors for hantavirus infection in Germany, 2005.
- Authors
Abu Sin, Muna; Stark, Klaus; van Treeck, Ulrich; Dieckmann, Helga; Uphoff, Helmut; Hautmann, Wolfgang; Bornhofen, Bernhard; Jensen, Evelin; Pfaff, Günter; Koch, Judith
- Abstract
In 2005, a marked increase in hantavirus infections was observed in Germany. Large cities and areas where hantaviruses were not known to be endemic were affected. A case-control study identified the following independent risk factors for infection: occupational exposure for construction workers, living <100 meter from forested areas, and exposure to mice.
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 9, p1364
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1309.070552