Infection outbreak among German and Finish troups in Eastern Lapland during World War II First description of hantavirus disease in the German language area

Eight decades ago, a report on a swamp fever-like disease in German troups in Lapland was published in this journal. The disease outbreak had occurred in 1942 and affected more than 1000 soldiers at the Finish front. The published, precise analysis of the clinical picture was obviously the first description of hantavirus disease in the German language area. Nowadays, hantavirus disease - in Central and Northern Europe also known as Nephropathia epidemica - is one of the most frequent notifiable virus diseases in Germany and Finland.

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Eight decades ago, a report on a swamp fever-like disease in German troops in Lapland was published in this journal. The report provided a precise analysis of the clinical presentation and it was the first description of hantavirus disease in the German language area. Nowadays, hantavirus disease, also known as Nephropathia epidemica in Central and Northern Europe, is one of the most frequently reported viral diseases in Germany and Finland.