SynthesisViruses2021
Occupational Hantavirus Infections in Agricultural and Forestry Workers: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Land-cover, land-use and human hantavirus infection risk: a systematic review.Pathogens and global health · 2024Pooled it
- Small rodents, huge impact: A scoping review of EuropeanOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Ecological and Individual-Level Factors Associated With Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome Notifications and in-Hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients in Chile, 2005-2022.Zoonoses and public health · 2026Article
- Hantavirus Seroprevalence in the Population of Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Russia.Viruses · 2026Article
- Hantavirus Disease: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Cureus · 2026Review
- Prevalence of antibodies against hantavirus, Leptospira, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and Chlamydia psittaci in pest control workers in Germany - a cross-sectional study.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2026Article
- Climate change, rodent ecology, and the rising risk of hantavirus outbreaks: an alarming public health concern.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Spatio-temporal clustering and meteorological factors influencing HFRS incidence in mainland China, 2004-2021.Epidemiology and infection · 2025Article
- Q Fever: Who Is at Risk? A Serological Survey in the General Population and Occupationally Exposed Individuals in Northern Italy.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Web Visualization for Spatiotemporal Genomic Epidemiology, Annotation, and Mutation Dynamics of Orthohantavirus hantanense Using Nextstrain.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Ecological determinants driving orthohantavirus prevalence in small mammals of Europe: a systematic review.One health outlook · 2025Review
- Outbreak of hantavirus disease caused by Puumala virus, Croatia, 2021.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
- Knowledge, risk perceptions and practices regarding rodents and their associated pathogens: environmental consultants in Chile.One health outlook · 2024Article
- Hantavirus antibody seroprevalence and risk factors among adults in West Kazakhstan, 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Hantavirus infection in central Sri Lanka - an unusual clinical presentation: a case report.Access microbiology · 2024Article
- A Systematized Overview of Published Reviews on Biological Hazards, Occupational Health, and Safety.Safety and health at work · 2023Review
- The role of glomerular lesions in the prognosis of patients with acute kidney injury during hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.Renal failure · 2023Article
- Seroprevalence of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Occupational Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Review
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Hantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens that can cause serious human disorders, including hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. As the main risk factor for human infections is the interaction with rodents, occupational groups such as farmers and forestry workers are reportedly at high risk, but no summary evidence has been collected to date. Therefore, we searched two different databases (PubMed and EMBASE), focusing on studies reporting the prevalence of hantaviruses in farmers and forestry workers. Data were extracted using a standardized assessment form, and results of such analyses were systematically reported, summarized and compared. We identified a total of 42 articles, including a total of 28 estimates on farmers, and 22 on forestry workers, with a total workforce of 15,043 cases (821 positive cases, 5.5%). A pooled seroprevalence of 3.7% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 2.2-6.2) was identified in farmers, compared to 3.8% (95% CI 2.6-5.7) in forestry workers. Compared to the reference population, an increased occurrence was reported for both occupational groups (odds ratio [OR] 1.875, 95% CI 1.438-2.445 and OR 2.892, 95% CI 2.079-4.023 for farmers and forestry workers, respectively). In summary, our analyses stress the actual occurrence of hantaviruses in selected occupational groups. Improved understanding of appropriate preventive measures, as well as further studies on hantavirus infection rates in reservoir host species (rodents, shrews, and bats) and virus transmission to humans, is needed to prevent future outbreaks.
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