Incidence of hantavirus infections in Belgium

Over the last two decades, and from the moment that serological detection w as possible, human hantavirus infections have been documented in most Europ ean countries. This paper summarises the available data on hantavirus cases in Belgium. These data enable the demonstration of the existence of a 3-ye ar epidemic cycle in Belgium, which is apparently linked to rodent populati on dynamics. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science BN. All rights reserved.