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.
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Authors | Elizabeth 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 |
Journal | Emerging infectious diseases
(Emerg Infect Dis)
Vol. 16
Issue 12
Pg. 1952-5
(Dec 2010)
ISSN: 1080-6059 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21122229
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Viral
- Immunoglobulin G
- RNA, Viral
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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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