Seoul Virus Infection Acquired at Private Pet Rat Breeding Facility, Germany, 2024
We report a case of severe acute kidney injury in a patient in Germany infected with Seoul virus. Clinical and laboratory analysis linked the infection to a pet rat breeding facility in central Germany. Increased surveillance and a One Health approach are needed, given the rising popularity of pet rats.
Authors
- Melanie Maier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-1473)
- Calvin Mehl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1885-7673)
- Inga Möller
- Steffi Bellmann
- Mario Hönemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7517-402X)
- Rainer G. Ulrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5620-1528)
- Birte Pantenburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0135-9157)
- Corinna Pietsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-3368)
- Dennis Tappe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4493-0395)
- Stephan Drewes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-147X)
- Martin Eiden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1197-8288)
- Johannes Münch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1779-1876)
- Fabian Baalmann
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250362
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00