Puumala virus


Puumala virus

a species of Hantavirus found in Europe causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. [area in southeastern Finland where first isolated]
A distinct regional member of the Hantavirus group isolated from a rodent reservoir, the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus)

Pu·u·mala vi·rus

(pū-ū'mah-lah vī'rus) A species of Hantavirus found in Europe causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. [area in southeastern Finland where first isolated]

Puumala virus

Abbreviation: PUUV
A member of the Hantavirus family and the causative agent of nephropathia epidemica.See also: virus