Hantavirus: Flu-Like Symptoms

The small red-backed vole, a common but inconspicuous representative of the vole, is more dangerous than many believe: namely, it transmits the dangerous hantaviruses. In Germany, the virus has only been reportable since 2001, and there were particularly high numbers of reported infections in 2007 (1,688) and 2010 (2,017). In the record year 2012, 2,824 … Hantavirus: Flu-Like Symptoms