Puumala Virus Infection in Family, Switzerland

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;27(2):658-660. doi: 10.3201/eid2702.203770.

Abstract

We report 3 cases of Puumala virus infection in a family in Switzerland in January 2019. Clinical manifestations of the infection ranged from mild influenza-like illness to fatal disease. This cluster illustrates the wide range of clinical manifestations of Old World hantavirus infections and the challenge of diagnosing travel-related hemorrhagic fevers.

Keywords: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; Puumala virus; Russia; Switzerland; hantaviruses; multiple organ failure; neutralization test; viral zoonoses; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Orthohantavirus*
  • Puumala virus* / genetics
  • Switzerland / epidemiology
  • Travel
  • Travel-Related Illness