Pandemic Watch
Hantavirus in Sweden SE
Sweden's hantavirus burden is concentrated in the northern counties where bank vole populations are highest. Puumala virus causes nephropathia epidemica with a clinical course similar to Finland's.
Circulating strains
Hantavirus strains documented in Sweden. 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 Sweden
- 1996 - Ebola-Reston Investigation, Philippines - Update 2021-06-08 archived
See the complete hantavirus outbreak history for Sweden — year-grouped, with case counts and per-bulletin briefings.
