Abstract
Hantaviruses are carried by rodents, insectivores and bats. Some serotypes are able to cause disease in humans, i.e. hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Asia, and hantavirus cardio-pulmonary syndrome (HCPS) on the American continent. We examine the multiple factors that drive hantavirus outbreak occurrence in Europe like rodent population structure, habitat suitability and its changes, general climatic and local/temporal meteorological conditions, food availability in its various facets (hard, soft mast), predators, biodiversity and anthropogenic factors.
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