We describe a case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Seoul virus in a woman in Scotland, UK. Whole-genome sequencing showed the virus belonged to a lineage characterized by recent international expansion, probably driven by trade in pet rats.
Keywords: SEOV; Scotland; Seoul hantavirus; Seoul virus; United Kingdom; hantavirus; hantavirus infections; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; pets; rats; viral zoonoses; viruses; whole-genome sequencing.