Tula Virus as Causative Agent of Hantavirus Disease in Immunocompetent Person, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Apr;27(4):1234-1237. doi: 10.3201/eid2704.203996.

Abstract

We report molecular evidence of Tula virus infection in an immunocompetent patient from Germany who had typical signs of hantavirus disease. Accumulating evidence indicates that Tula virus infection, although often considered nonpathogenic, represents a threat to human health.

Keywords: Germany; Tula hantavirus; Tula virus; hantavirus; renal failure; respiratory distress; respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Diseases*
  • Germany
  • Hantavirus Infections*
  • Humans
  • Orthohantavirus*

Supplementary concepts

  • Tula hantavirus