ReviewEmerging infectious diseases2023
Role of Seaports and Imported Rats in Seoul Hantavirus Circulation, Africa.
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- Revisiting Animal Reservoirs of Hantavirus and Other Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Cruise Travel: Impact and Prevention.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- The Changing Landscape of Hantavirus Infections: A Narrative Review of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Countermeasures.Reviews in medical virology · 2026Review
- Hanta on the Hondius - public health and bioethical perspectives of the recentNew microbes and new infections · 2026Article
- Global threats and regional trends: Navigating the complex landscape of human orthohantavirus infections.Infectious diseases & immunity · 2026Review
- Hantavirus Emergence in a Changing World: Virology, Pathogenesis, Surveillance, and One Health Preparedness.Microorganisms · 2026Review
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- Native-to-invasive rodent species turn-over within African cities: The example of Niamey, Niger.PloS one · 2025Article
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- The discovery of novel variants reveals the genetic diversity and potential origin of Seoul orthohantavirus.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Exploring the Genetic Diversity and Molecular Evolution of Seoul and Hantaan Orthohantaviruses.Viruses · 2024Article
- Climate Change and Human Health in Africa in Relation to Opportunities to Strengthen Mitigating Potential and Adaptive Capacity: Strategies to Inform an African "Brains Trust".Annals of global health · 2024Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Seoul orthohantavirus (SEOV) is not considered a major public health threat on the continent of Africa. However, Africa is exposed to rodentborne SEOV introduction events through maritime traffic after exponential growth of trade with the rest of the world. Serologic studies have already detected hantavirus antibodies in human populations, and recent investigations have confirmed circulation of hantavirus, including SEOV, in rat populations. Thus, SEOV is a possible emerging zoonotic risk in Africa. Moreover, the range of SEOV could rapidly expand, and transmission to humans could increase because of host switching from the usual brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) species, which is currently invading Africa, to the more widely installed black rat (R. rattus) species. Because of rapid economic development, environmental and climatic changes, and increased international trade, strengthened surveillance is urgently needed to prevent SEOV dissemination among humans in Africa.
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