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K oblenz (dpa / lrs) – Last year, more people were infected with Hantavirus in Rhineland-Palatinate than in 2016. A total of 49 cases were recorded, reported Thursday the State Investigation Bureau in Koblenz. In 2016, there were seven. One source of infection is mouse droppings. The virus usually causes flu-like symptoms: high fever, headache, abdominal and back pain. In addition, renal failure may also follow
The virus is excreted in the saliva, urine and feces of small infected mammals, especially the red chick. For example, they can enter the human airways with raised dust. Above all, people who work or who often stay in the forest are affected.
Q fever was diagnosed in Rhineland-Palatinate last year by ten people, five fewer than in 2016. Q fever rife as a summer flu, in severe cases, inflammation lungs and liver develops. In most cases, livestock fever is transmitted to humans.
Three people were infected in 2017 with hare fever. The so-called tularemia leads to a strong swelling of the lymph nodes, accompanied by fever.
State Investigation Office Press Release
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