Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: an analysis of the outbreaks in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 2005

P Heyman; C Cochez; G Ducoffre; A Mailles; H Zeller; M Abu Sin; J Koch; G van Doornum; M Koopmans; J Mossong; F Schneider

doi:10.2807/esm.12.05.00712-en

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Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: an analysis of the outbreaks in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 2005
P Heyman¹ , C Cochez¹ , G Ducoffre² , A Mailles³ , H Zeller⁴ , M Abu Sin⁵ , J Koch⁵ , G van Doornum⁶ , M Koopmans⁷ , J Mossong⁸ , F Schneider⁸
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Affiliations: ¹ Research Laboratory for Vector-borne Diseases, National Reference Laboratory for Hantavirus Infections, Brussels, Belgium ² Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium ³ Institut National de Veille Sanitaire, Saint Maurice, Paris, France ⁴ Centre National de Référence des Fièvres Hémorragiques (National Reference Laboratory for Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers, CNRFH), Lyon, France ⁵ Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany ⁶ Virology Division, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ⁷ Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (National Institute for Public Health and Environment, RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands ⁸ Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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Citation style for this article: Heyman P, Cochez C, Ducoffre G, Mailles A, Zeller H, Abu Sin M, Koch J, van Doornum G, Koopmans M, Mossong J, Schneider F. Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: an analysis of the outbreaks in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 2005. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(5):pii=712. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.12.05.00712-en

Abstract

This article aims to describe the Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) situation in 2005 in five neighbouring countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and define the most affected areas. The 2005 HFRS outbreaks in these countries were the most significant in the region since 1990, with a total of 1,114 confirmed cases. The main feature of the epidemic was the extension of the known endemic area in several of the affected countries, with the involvement of urban areas for the first time. A significant increase in the number of cases was noted for the first time in the province of Liège in Belgium and in the Jura department in France. .