Castel G., Filippone C., Tatard C., Vigan J., Dobigny Gauthier. (2023). Role of seaports and imported rats in Seoul hantavirus circulation, Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29 (1), p. 20-25. ISSN 1080-6040.
Titre du document
Role of seaports and imported rats in Seoul hantavirus circulation, Africa
Castel G., Filippone C., Tatard C., Vigan J., Dobigny Gauthier
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023,
29 (1), p. 20-25 ISSN 1080-6040
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.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
