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. 2022 Jan 29;15(7):1231–1252. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac008

Table 1.

Human pathogenic and medically important hantaviruses according to the 2019 classification of hantavirids [264]

Disease
HFRS HCPS Virus Geographic distribution Reservoir host Commercial serological test Comments
Old World hantaviruses
X SEOV Worldwide Rat (Rattus) X Metropolitan distribution
NEa PUUV Europe, Russia, Americas Bank vole (Myodes glareolus) X Main European virus
X DOBV Balkans Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) X
X TULV Europe, Russia Common vole (Microtus arvalis)
X AMRV/SOOV Far-East Russia Korean field mouse (Apodemus peninsulae)
X HTNV China, Russia, Korea, Central Europe Striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) X Main Asian virus
X Luxi virus (LUXV) China Yunnan red-backed vole (Eothenomys miletus)
X THAIVb Southeast Asia Greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica)
X SANGV Africa African Wood Mouse (Hylomyscus simus) First African virus, spillover infections to bats
New World hantaviruses
X Bayou virus (BAYV) North America Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris)
X Black Creek Canal virus (BCCV) North America Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
X New York virus (NYV) North America White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
X SNV North America Eastern deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) X Main North American virus
X Choclo virus (CHOV) Panama Fulvous colilargo (Oligoryzomys fulvescens)
X Araraquara virus (ARQV) Brazil Hairy-tailed bolo mouse (Bolomys lasiurus)
X Anajatuba virus (ANJV) South America Fornes' colilargo (Oligoryzomys fornesi)
X Castelo dos Sonhos virus (CASV) South America Brazilian colilargo (Oligoryzomys eliurus)
X ANDV Argentina, Chile Long-tailed colilargo (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus) X Main South American virus, human-to-human transmission
X Bermejo virus (BMJV) Argentina Hairy-tailed bolo mouse (Bolomys Lasiurus)
X Laguna Negra virus (LANV) Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay Small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha)
X Lechiguanas virus (LECV) Argentina Flavescent colilargo (Oligoryzomys flavescens)
X Oran virus (ORNV) Argentina Long-tailed colilargo (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus)
a

PUUV causes nephropathia epidemica, a mild form of HFRS. PUUV is the main European hantavirus, whereas HTNV is the main Asian hantavirus. ANDV and SNV are the major South and North American hantaviruses causing HCPS. Novel New World hantaviruses were detected recently with unknown pathogenicity.

b

So far only serological evidence reported.

NE: nephropathia epidemica.