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Table 1 ICVT currently recognised Orthohantavirus species in Western Europe [1], the main reservoir host and broad geographic distribution

From: Ecological determinants driving orthohantavirus prevalence in small mammals of Europe: a systematic review

Orthohantavirus species

Abbreviation

Main host spp.

Location

Citation

O. asikkalaense

ASIV

Pygmy shrew

(Sorex minutus)

Boreal & Continental Europe

[43, 44]

O. brugesense

 

European mole

(Talpa europaea)

Central Europe

[45]

O. dobravaense

DOBV

Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)

Striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)

Balkans

Baltics

Continental Europe

[46]

O. puumalaense

PUUV

Bank vole

(Clethrionomys glareolus)

Boreal & Continental

Europe

[45]

O. seoulense

SEOV

Brown rats

(Rattus norvegicus)

Continental Europe

[47]

O. tulaense

TUUV

Common vole

(Microtus arvalis)

Baltics

Continental Europe

[45]