Skip to main content

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
Cancel
×
Home
Article
    • Aa
    • Aa
  • Volume 137 , Issue 2
  • Get access
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    Log in Register Recommend to librarian
  • Cited by 58
  • Cited by
    Crossref Citations
    Crossref logo
    This article has been cited by the following publications. This list is generated based on data provided by CrossRef.

    Bogdziewicz, Michał and Szymkowiak, Jakub 2016. Oak acorn crop and Google search volume predict Lyme disease risk in temperate Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 17, Issue. 4, p. 300.

    Imholt, Christian Reil, Daniela Plašil, Pavel Rödiger, Kerstin and Jacob, Jens 2016. Long-term population patterns of rodents and associated damage in German forestry. Pest Management Science,

    Mgbemene, Chigbo A. Nnaji, Chidozie C. and Nwozor, Chekwubechukwu 2016. Industrialization and its Backlash: Focus on Climate Change and its Consequences. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 9, Issue. 4, p. 301.

    Monchatre-Leroy, E. Crespin, L. Boué, F. Marianneau, P. Calavas, D. and Hénaux, V. 2016. Spatial and Temporal Epidemiology of Nephropathia Epidemica Incidence and Hantavirus Seroprevalence in Rodent Hosts: Identification of the Main Environmental Factors in Europe. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, p. n/a.

    Reil, D. Imholt, C. Drewes, S. Ulrich, R. G. Eccard, J. A. and Jacob, J. 2016. Environmental conditions in favour of a hantavirus outbreak in 2015 in Germany?. Zoonoses and Public Health, Vol. 63, Issue. 2, p. 83.

    Voutilainen, Liina Kallio, Eva R. Niemimaa, Jukka Vapalahti, Olli and Henttonen, Heikki 2016. Temporal dynamics of Puumala hantavirus infection in cyclic populations of bank voles. Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, p. 21323.

    Roda Gracia, J. Schumann, B. and Seidler, A. 2015. Climate Variability and the Occurrence of Human Puumala Hantavirus Infections in Europe: A Systematic Review. Zoonoses and Public Health, Vol. 62, Issue. 6, p. 465.

    Schmid, Boris V. Büntgen, Ulf Easterday, W. Ryan Ginzler, Christian Walløe, Lars Bramanti, Barbara and Stenseth, Nils Chr. 2015. Climate-driven introduction of the Black Death and successive plague reintroductions into Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 112, Issue. 10, p. 3020.

    Weber de Melo, Vanessa Sheikh Ali, Hanan Freise, Jona Kühnert, Denise Essbauer, Sandra Mertens, Marc Wanka, Konrad M. Drewes, Stephan Ulrich, Rainer G. and Heckel, Gerald 2015. Spatiotemporal dynamics of Puumala hantavirus associated with its rodent host,Myodes glareolus. Evolutionary Applications, Vol. 8, Issue. 6, p. 545.

    Amirpour Haredasht, Sara Taylor, C. James Maes, Piet Clement, Jan Verstraeten, Willem W. Van Ranst, Marc Coppin, Pol Berckmans, Daniel and Aerts, Jean-Marie 2014. Modelling seasonal and multi-annual variation in bank vole populations and nephropathia epidemica. Biosystems Engineering, Vol. 121, p. 25.

    Fabian, E. Valentin, T. Hoenigl, M. Krause, R. and Zollner-Schwetz, I. 2014. Clinical presentation of Puumala virus infections in southern Austria in the peak year 2012. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Vol. 33, Issue. 4, p. 587.

    Goeijenbier, M Hartskeerl, R Reimerink, J Verner-Carlsson, J Wagenaar, J Goris, M Martina, B Lundkvist, Å Koopmans, M Osterhaus, A van Gorp, E and Reusken, C 2014. The hanta hunting study: underdiagnosis of Puumala hantavirus infections in symptomatic non-travelling leptospirosis-suspected patients in the Netherlands, in 2010 and April to November 2011. Eurosurveillance, Vol. 19, Issue. 32, p. 20878.

    Jacob, J. Ulrich, R.G. Freise, J. and Schmolz, E. 2014. Monitoring von gesundheitsgefährdenden Nagetieren. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, Vol. 57, Issue. 5, p. 511.

    Khalil, Hussein Hörnfeldt, Birger Evander, Magnus Magnusson, Magnus Olsson, Gert and Ecke, Frauke 2014. Dynamics and Drivers of Hantavirus Prevalence in Rodent Populations. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 14, Issue. 8, p. 537.

    Schlegel, Mathias Jacob, Jens Krüger, Detlev H. Rang, Andreas and Ulrich, Rainer G. 2014. The Role of Animals in Emerging Viral Diseases.

    Thoma, Bryan Müller, Jörg Bässler, Claus Georgi, Enrico Osterberg, Anja Schex, Susanne Bottomley, Christian and Essbauer, Sandra 2014. Identification of FactorsInfluencing the Puumala Virus Seroprevalence within Its Reservoir in aMontane Forest Environment. Viruses, Vol. 6, Issue. 10, p. 3944.

    Watson, Dionysios Christos Sargianou, Maria Papa, Anna Chra, Paraskevi Starakis, Ioannis and Panos, George 2014. Epidemiology of Hantavirus infections in humans: A comprehensive, global overview. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, Vol. 40, Issue. 3, p. 261.

    Amirpour Haredasht, Sara Barrios, Miguel Farifteh, Jamshid Maes, Piet Clement, Jan Verstraeten, Willem Tersago, Katrien Van Ranst, Marc Coppin, Pol Berckmans, Daniel and Aerts, Jean-Marie 2013. Ecological Niche Modelling of Bank Voles in Western Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 10, Issue. 2, p. 499.

    Barrios, J.M. Verstraeten, W.W. Maes, P. Aerts, J.M. Farifteh, J. and Coppin, P. 2013. Seasonal vegetation variables and their impact on the spatio-temporal patterns of nephropathia epidemica and Lyme borreliosis in Belgium. Applied Geography, Vol. 45, p. 230.

    Han, Seung Seok Kim, Sunhee Choi, Yunhee Kim, Suhnggwon and Kim, Yon Su 2013. Air pollution and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in South Korea: an ecological correlation study. BMC Public Health, Vol. 13, Issue. 1,

    Download full list
    ×

Hantavirus disease (nephropathia epidemica) in Belgium: effects of tree seed production and climate

  • K. TERSAGO (a1), R. VERHAGEN (a1), A. SERVAIS (a2), P. HEYMAN (a3), G. DUCOFFRE (a4) and H. LEIRS (a1) (a5)
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268808000940
  • Published online: 01 July 2008
Abstract
SUMMARY

Recently, human cases of nephropathia epidemica (NE) due to Puumala virus infection in Europe have increased. Following the hypothesis that high reservoir host abundance induces higher transmission rates to humans, explanations for this altered epidemiology must be sought in factors that cause bank vole (Myodes glareolus) abundance peaks. In Western Europe, these abundance peaks are often related to high tree seed production, which is supposedly triggered by specific weather conditions. We evaluated the relationship between tree seed production, climate and NE incidence in Belgium and show that NE epidemics are indeed preceded by abundant tree seed production. Moreover, a direct link between climate and NE incidence is found. High summer and autumn temperatures, 2 years and 1 year respectively before NE occurrence, relate to high NE incidence. This enables early forecasting of NE outbreaks. Since future climate change scenarios predict higher temperatures in Europe, we should regard Puumala virus as an increasing health threat.

Copyright
COPYRIGHT: © 2008 Cambridge University Press
Corresponding author
*Author for correspondence: K. Tersago, University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium. (Email: Katrien.Tersago@ua.ac.be)
Linked references
Hide All

This list contains references from the content that can be linked to their source. For a full set of references and notes please see the PDF or HTML where available.

1.MEJ Woolhouse , S Gowtage-Sequeria . Host range and emerging and reemerging pathogens. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005; 11: 1842–1847.
6.O Vapalahti , Hantavirus infections in Europe. Lancet Infectious Diseases 2003; 3: 653–661.
7.P Heyman , Incidence of hantavirus infections in Belgium. Virus Research 2001; 77: 71–80.
8.C Linard , Determinants of the geographic distribution of Puumala virus and Lyme borreliosis infections in Belgium. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007; 6: 15.
9.GE Olsson , Human hantavirus infections, Sweden. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003; 9: 1395–1401.
10.C Linard , Environmental conditions and Puumala virus transmission in Belgium. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007; 6: 55.
11.S Davis , E Calvet , H Leirs . Fluctuating rodent populations and risk to humans from rodent-borne zoonoses. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 2005; 5: 305–314.
12.S Escutenaire , Spatial and temporal dynamics of Puumala hantavirus infection in red bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) populations in Belgium. Virus Research 2000; 67: 91–107.
15.NG Yoccoz , Effects of food addition on the seasonal density-dependent structure of bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus populations. Journal of Animal Ecology 2001; 70: 713–720.
17.Z Pucek , Rodent population dynamics in a primeval deciduous forest (Bialowieza national park) in relation to weather, seed crop and predation. Acta Theriologica 1993; 38: 199–232.
19.L Crespin , Survival in fluctuating bank vole populations: seasonal and yearly variations. Oikos 2002; 98: 467–479.
20.AC Prévot-Julliard , Delayed maturation in female bank voles: optimal decision or social constraint? Journal of Animal Ecology 1999; 68: 684–697.
24.WD Koenig , JMH Knops . The mystery of masting in trees. American Scientist 2005; 93: 340–347.
25.G Piovesan , JM Adams . Masting behaviour in beech: linking reproduction and climatic variation. Botany 2001; 79: 1039–1047.
26.R Övergaard , P Gemmel , M Karlsson . Effects of weather conditions on mast year frequency in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Sweden. Forestry 2007; 80: 555–565.
27.ER Kallio , Prolonged survival of Puumala hantavirus outside the host: evidence for indirect transmission via the environment. Journal of General Virology 2006; 87: 2127–2134.
30.ED Clotfelter , Acorn mast drives long-term dynamics of rodent and songbird populations. Oecologia 2007; 154: 493–503.
31.JD Tamerius , Climate and human health: synthesizing environmental complexity and uncertainty. Stochastic Environmental research and Risk Assessment 2007; 21: 601–613.
32.DM Engelthaler , Climatic and environmental patterns associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Four Corners region, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999; 5: 87–94.
33.B Hjelle , GE Glass . Outbreak of hantavirus infection in the four corners region of the United States in the wake of the 1997–1998 El Nino-southern oscillation. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000; 181: 1569–1573.
34.TL Yates , The ecology and evolutionary history of an emergent disease: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. BioScience 2002; 52: 989–998.
35.GE Glass , Persistently highest risk areas for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: Potential sites for refugia. Ecological Applications 2007; 17: 129–139.
36.BF Zaitchik , Europe's 2003 heat wave: a satellite view of impacts and land-atmosphere feedbacks. International Journal of Climatology 2006; 26: 743–769.
37.M Reichstein , Reduction of ecosystem productivity and respiration during the European summer 2003 climate anomaly: a joint flux tower, remote sensing and modelling analysis. Global Change Biology 2007; 13: 634–651.
Recommend this journal

Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this journal to your organisation's collection.

Epidemiology & Infection
  • ISSN: 0950-2688
  • EISSN: 1469-4409
  • URL: /core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection
Please enter your name
Please enter a valid email address
Who would you like to send this to? *
×
Request permission

Keywords:

Cancel
Confirm
×