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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update – Europe (02): France
Hantavirus -- FranceWe report an infection with Tula virus in June 2015, leading to hospitalisation, in a patient living approximately 60 km [about 37 miles] east of Paris with no previous remarkable medical history. Clinical symptoms were limited to a fever syndrome with severe headache. The main laboratory findings included thrombocytopenia and elevated transaminase levels. Based on S (small) gene sequence analysis, the strain affecting the patient was closely related to strains detected in Central Read more [...]
