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Hantaviruses and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Maranhao, Brazil.

Abstract
To confirm circulation of Anajatuba virus in Maranhao, Brazil, we conducted a serologic survey (immunoglobulin G ELISA) and phylogenetic studies (nucleocapsid gene sequences) of hantaviruses from wild rodents and persons with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. This virus is transmitted by Oligoryzomys fornesi rodents and is responsible for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in this region.
AuthorsElizabeth S Travassos da Rosa, Elba R Sampaio de Lemos, Daniele B de Almeida Medeiros, Darlene B Simith, Armando de Souza Pereira, Mauro R Elkhoury, Wellington S Mendes, José R B Vidigal, Renata C de Oliveira, Paulo S D'Andrea, Cibele R Bonvicino, Ana C R Cruz, Márcio R T Nunes, Pedro F da Costa Vasconcelos
JournalEmerging infectious diseases (Emerg Infect Dis) Vol. 16 Issue 12 Pg. 1952-5 (Dec 2010) ISSN: 1080-6059 [Electronic] United States
PMID21122229 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • RNA, Viral
Topics
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral (blood)
  • Brazil (epidemiology)
  • Contact Tracing
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Disease Reservoirs (virology)
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Female
  • Orthohantavirus (classification, genetics, isolation & purification)
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (blood, epidemiology, veterinary)
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G (blood)
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral (analysis, genetics)
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Sigmodontinae (virology)

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