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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
MacNeil, Adam ; Ksiazek, Thomas G. ; Rollin, Pierre E.
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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.
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Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Child
Creatinine
Demography
Disease Reservoirs
Female
Hantavirus
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Hematocrit
Humans
Incidence
Indians, North American
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Retrospective Studies
Rodentia
Survival Rate
Whites

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(7):1195-1201.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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