a species of Hantavirus found in Europe causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
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Hantaviirused on näriliste poolt levitatavad Bunyaviridiae perekonda kuuluvad viirused. Hantaviirused põhjustavad kolme ägedat haigust: renaalse sündroomiga kulgevat hemorraagilist palavikku (HFRS) ning hantaviirusest põhjustatud pulmonaarset (HPS) ja kardiopulmonaarset (HCPS) sündroomi. HFRS-i põhjustavad Euroopas ja Aasias levivad hantaviiruse serotüübid Puumala, Dobrava, Seoul, Hantaan ja Saaremaa, selle kergemat vormi nephropathia endemica’t põhjustab Puumala viirus.
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A nonfatal form exists in Europe. It was described in Sweden in 1934 as the "nephritic epidemic", but its agent was not identified until 1980 .... Isolated in 1983 in Finland, the virus was named Puumala for a lake in that country.
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