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1Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland.
Background:
In Europe, hantaviruses cause serious human disease, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The geographic distribution of human cases of HFRS is a consequence of distribution of reservoir host species. Epidemiology of HFRS is well-studied in Western Europe, while data from Central and Eastern Europe are poor or unavailable.
Methods:
The data on hantavirus infections in humans during 2007-2017 were gathered to distinguish pattern of HFRS occurrence and characterize potential factors shaping HFRS epidemiology in Poland.
Results:
The south-eastern part of Poland (Podkarpackie voivodeship) was recognized as endemic area of hantavirus prevalence. Incidence rate of HFRS in Poland was positively correlated with mast years and higher abundance of rodents, urbanization index, and forest cover, while the climatic factors (average temperatures in January and July and average annual precipitation) have had no significant impact.
Conclusions:
In Poland, HFRS is still not recognized entity. Further studies on hantavirus infection rate in reservoir host species (rodents, shrews, and bats) and virus transmission to humans are needed to prevent outbreaks of HFRS in the future.
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