Pandemic Watch
Hantavirus in SI SI
Slovenia is among the European countries where Dobrava virus circulates most actively. Case-fatality from Dobrava virus is the highest of any European hantavirus.
Circulating strains
Hantavirus strains documented in SI. HPS = Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (Americas, predominantly fatal lung involvement). HFRS = Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (Eurasia, kidney involvement).
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- Rodent reservoir
- Yellow-necked field mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
- Case-fatality rate
- up to 12%
- Person-to-person spread
- Not documented
The most severe European HFRS-causing hantavirus. Geographically concentrated in the Balkans.
