Nigeria now has 42
cases – NCDC
Hantaviruses in the
Americas are known as
“New World”
hantaviruses and may
cause hantavirus
pulmonary syndrome
(HPS).
Other hantaviruses,
known as “Old World”
hantaviruses, are
found mostly in Europe
COVID-19:
and Asia and may cause
hemorrhagic
fever
with renal syndrome
(HFRS).
Each hantavirus
serotype has a specific
rodent host species
and is spread to people
via inhalation of
aerosolized virus that
is shed in urine, feces,
and saliva, and less
frequently by a bite
from an infected host.Nigeria now has 42
cases – NCDC
Hantaviruses in the
Americas are known as
“New World”
hantaviruses and may
cause hantavirus
pulmonary syndrome
(HPS).
Other hantaviruses,
known as “Old World”
hantaviruses, are
found mostly in Europe
COVID-19:
and Asia and may cause
hemorrhagic
fever
with renal syndrome
(HFRS).
Each hantavirus
serotype has a specific
rodent host species
and is spread to people
via inhalation of
aerosolized virus that
is shed in urine, feces,
and saliva, and less
frequently by a bite
from an infected host.