Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome ( HFRS ) is a group of clinically similar illnesses caused by species of hantaviruses from the family Hantaviridae , in the order Bunyavirales . It is also known as Korean hemorrhagic fever and epidemic hemorrhagic fever. The species that cause HFRS include Hantaan orthohantavirus , Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus , Saaremaa virus , Seoul orthohantavirus , Puumala orthohantavirus and other orthohantaviruses. It is found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. [1] Of these species, Hantaan River virus and Dobrava-Belgrade virus cause the most severe form of the syndrome and have the highest morbidity rates. When caused by the Puumala virus , it is also called nephropathia epidemica . This infection is known as sorkfeber in Swedish and myyräkuume in Finnish (vole fever). In Norway , it is called musepest ...