Data from: Temporal dynamics of Puumala hantavirus infection in cyclic populations of bank voles

dc.contributor.affiliationNatural Resources Institute Finland-Henttonen, Heikki
dc.contributor.authorHenttonen, Heikki
dc.coverage.spatial62°34′ N
dc.coverage.spatialKonnevesi
dc.coverage.spatialnorthern Europe
dc.coverage.spatialEurope
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.coverage.spatial26°24′ E
dc.coverage.spatialcentral Finland
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T14:04:14Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-28
dc.date.issued2017-01-28
dc.descriptionUnderstanding the dynamics of zoonotic pathogens in their reservoir host populations is a prerequisite for predicting and preventing human disease epidemics. The human infection risk of Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) is highest in northern Europe, where populations of the rodent host (bank vole, Myodes glareolus) undergo cyclic fluctuations. We conducted a 7-year capture-mark-recapture study to monitor seasonal and multiannual patterns of the PUUV infection rate in bank vole populations exhibiting a 3-year density cycle. Infected bank voles were most abundant in mid-winter months during years of increasing or peak host density. Prevalence of PUUV infection in bank voles exhibited a regular, seasonal pattern reflecting the annual population turnover and accumulation of infections within each year cohort. In autumn, the PUUV transmission rate tracked increasing host abundance, suggesting a density-dependent transmission. However, prevalence of PUUV infection was similar during the increase and peak years of the density cycle despite a twofold difference in host density. This may result from the high proportion of individuals carrying maternal antibodies constraining transmission during the cycle peak years. Our exceptionally intensive and long-term dataset provides a solid basis on which to develop models to predict the dynamic public health threat posed by PUUV in northern Europe.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.g8140
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/5714
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectRodentia
dc.subjectArvicolinae
dc.subjectMyodes glareolus
dc.subjectMyodes
dc.subjectnephropathia epidemica
dc.subjectrodent-borne diseases
dc.subjectRodents
dc.subjectzoonotic pathogens
dc.subjectvoles
dc.subjectMammalia
dc.subjectbank vole
dc.subjectCricetidae
dc.subjectBunyaviridae
dc.subjectPuumala virus
dc.subjectcapture-mark-recapture
dc.subjectHantavirus
dc.subjectdisease ecology
dc.subjectcyclic populations
dc.subjecttransmission dynamics
dc.titleData from: Temporal dynamics of Puumala hantavirus infection in cyclic populations of bank voles
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