Seoul Virus Infection and Subsequent Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Traveler Returning to France from Kenya, 2022

Seoul virus (SEOV) is a worldwide ratborne orthohantavirus. We describe an SEOV infection in an adult returning to France from Kenya, followed by Guillain-Barré syndrome. We confirmed SEOV infection by PCR and sequencing. Although transmission might have occurred in Kenya, the epidemiologic informa...

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Main Authors: Tristan M. Lepage, Charlotte Boullé, Vincent Le Moing, Vincent Foulongne, Virginie Sauvage
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-1387_article
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author Tristan M. Lepage
Charlotte Boullé
Vincent Le Moing
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Virginie Sauvage
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description Seoul virus (SEOV) is a worldwide ratborne orthohantavirus. We describe an SEOV infection in an adult returning to France from Kenya, followed by Guillain-Barré syndrome. We confirmed SEOV infection by PCR and sequencing. Although transmission might have occurred in Kenya, the epidemiologic information available is not sufficient to confirm that possibility.
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spellingShingle Tristan M. Lepage
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Seoul Virus Infection and Subsequent Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Traveler Returning to France from Kenya, 2022
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Seoul virus
orthohantavirus
viruses
hantavirus
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome
title Seoul Virus Infection and Subsequent Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Traveler Returning to France from Kenya, 2022
title_full Seoul Virus Infection and Subsequent Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Traveler Returning to France from Kenya, 2022
title_fullStr Seoul Virus Infection and Subsequent Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Traveler Returning to France from Kenya, 2022
title_full_unstemmed Seoul Virus Infection and Subsequent Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Traveler Returning to France from Kenya, 2022
title_short Seoul Virus Infection and Subsequent Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Traveler Returning to France from Kenya, 2022
title_sort seoul virus infection and subsequent guillain barre syndrome in traveler returning to france from kenya 2022
topic Seoul virus
orthohantavirus
viruses
hantavirus
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-1387_article
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