Andes Virus and First Case Report of Bermejo Virus Causing Fatal Pulmonary Syndrome

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Padula, Paula ; Della Valle, Marcelo González ; Alai, María Garcia ; Cortada, Pedro ; Villagra, Mario ; Gianella, Alberto
• Description:
  Two suspected hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases from Bolivia occurred in May and July 2000 and were confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-ANDES using N-Andes recombinant antigen serology. Clot RNAs from the two patients were subjected to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and sequencing. We describe two characterized cases of HPS. One was caused by infection with Bermejo virus and the other with Andes Nort viral lineage, both previously obtained from Oligoryzomys species. This is the first report of molecular identification of a human hantavirus associated with Bermejo virus.
• Subjects:
  • Hantavirus
  • Bermejo virus
  • Andes Nort virus
  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Andes Virus
  • Hantavirus
  • HPS
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0804.010300
• Pubmed ID:
  11971782
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2730253
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Bolivia
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  4
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(4):437-439.
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13820/cdc_13820_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 180.12 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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