@article{fdi:010086825,
  title = {{R}ole of seaports and imported rats in {S}eoul hantavirus circulation, {A}frica},
  author = {{C}astel, {G}. and {F}ilippone, {C}. and {T}atard, {C}. and {V}igan, {J}. and {D}obigny, {G}authier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}eoul orthohantavirus ({SEOV}) is not considered a major public health threat on the continent of {A}frica. {H}owever, {A}frica is exposed to rodentborne {SEOV} introduction events through maritime traffic after exponential growth of trade with the rest of the world. {S}erologic studies have already detected hantavirus antibodies in human populations, and recent investigations have confirmed circulation of hantavirus, including {SEOV}, in rat populations. {T}hus, {SEOV} is a possible emerging zoonotic risk in {A}frica. {M}oreover, the range of {SEOV} could rapidly expand, and transmission to humans could increase because of host switching from the usual brown rat ({R}attus norvegicus) species, which is currently invading {A}frica, to the more widely installed black rat ({R}. rattus) species. {B}ecause of rapid economic development, environmental and climatic changes, and increased international trade, strengthened surveillance is urgently needed to prevent {SEOV} dissemination among humans in {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}merging {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {29},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {20--25},
  ISSN = {1080-6040},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3201/eid2901.221092},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086825},
}