Abstract:Hantavirus infection, a pervasive zoonosis exacerbated by global warming, intense rainfall, and flooding, poses a substantial public health threat, with an annual incidence of 150,000-200,000 cases globally. Influenced by climate change, the transmission dynamics of hantavirus are intricately linked to the population densities of its reservoir host, rodents, which constitute 42% of mammalian biodiversity. With 28 known hantaviruses causing severe diseases in humans, the infections range from renal dysfunction … Show more
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