Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, United States, 1993–2009

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  MacNeil, Adam ; Ksiazek, Thomas G. ; Rollin, Pierre E.
• Description:
  Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a severe respiratory illness identified in 1993. Since its identification, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has obtained standardized information about and maintained a registry of all laboratory-confirmed HPS cases in the United States. During 1993-2009, a total of 510 HPS cases were identified. Case counts have varied from 11 to 48 per year (case-fatality rate 35%). However, there were no trends suggesting increasing or decreasing case counts or fatality rates. Although cases were reported in 30 states, most cases occurred in the western half of the country; annual case counts varied most in the southwestern United States. Increased hematocrits, leukocyte counts, and creatinine levels were more common in HPS case-patients who died. HPS is a severe disease with a high case-fatality rate, and cases continue to occur. The greatest potential for high annual HPS incidence exists in the southwestern United States.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Creatinine
  • Demography
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • White People
  • Female
  • Hantavirus Infections
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Rodents
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101306
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Pubmed ID:
  21762572
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3321561 
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  7
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(7):1195-1201.
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10817/cdc_10817_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 273.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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