PRO/AH/EDR> PRO/AH/EDR>Hemorrhagic fever w/renal synd – Finland: fatal, occupational, puumala

Hantavirus — Worldwide/Unknown
A visiting scientist at the University of Jyvaskyla died on Monday last week [11 Aug 2014] after infection by Puumala virus. She got the infection while making laboratory and field studies on bank voles at the Konnevesi Research Station.
The virus is common in Central Finland in the bank vole, which is an important research target of the Department of Biological and Environmental Science. Because Puumala virus infections are common in Central Finland, the security arrangements of the