During 2008-2018, we collected samples from rodents and patients throughout the Czech Republic and characterized hantavirus isolates. We detected Dobrava-Belgrade and Puumala orthohantaviruses in patients and Dobrava-Belgrade, Tula, and Seewis orthohantaviruses in rodents. Increased knowledge of eco-epidemiology of hantaviruses will improve awareness among physicians and better outcomes of patients.
Keywords: Czech Republic; Dobrava; Dobrava-Belgrade virus; Kurkino; Puumala virus; RT-PCR; Seewis virus; Tula virus; hantavirus; molecular epidemiology; orthohantavirus; patients; rodents; viruses.