Pandemic Watch
Hantavirus in Germany DE
Germany experiences periodic Puumala virus outbreak years tied to beech mast cycles and the bank vole population peaks that follow. Cases concentrate in southern and western states — Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Circulating strains
Hantavirus strains documented in Germany. HPS = Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (Americas, predominantly fatal lung involvement). HFRS = Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (Eurasia, kidney involvement).
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- Rodent reservoir
- Bank vole (Myodes glareolus)
- Case-fatality rate
- <1%
- Person-to-person spread
- Not documented
Causes 'nephropathia epidemica', the mildest form of HFRS. Highest case volume of any European hantavirus; Finland reports more than a thousand cases in typical years.
Past outbreaks involving Germany
- Novel coronavirus infection - update 2013-05-18 20 deaths
See the complete hantavirus outbreak history for Germany — year-grouped, with case counts and per-bulletin briefings.
