Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pini, Noemi ; Levis, Silvana ; Calderón, Gladys ; Ramirez, Josefina ; Bravo, Daniel ; Lozano, Elena ; Ripoll, Carlos ; St. Jeor, Stephen ; Ksiazek, Thomas G. ; Barquez, Ruben M. ; Enria, Delia
• Description:
  We initiated a study to elucidate the ecology and epidemiology of hantavirus infections in northern Argentina. The northwestern hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)-endemic area of Argentina comprises Salta and Jujuy Provinces. Between 1997 and 2000, 30 HPS cases were diagnosed in Jujuy Province (population 512,329). Most patients had a mild clinical course, and the death rate (13.3%) was low. We performed a serologic and epidemiologic survey in residents of the area, in conjunction with a serologic study in rodents. The prevalence of hantavirus antibodies in the general human population was 6.5%, one of the highest reported in the literature. No evidence of interhuman transmission was found, and the high prevalence of hantavirus antibody seemed to be associated with the high infestation of rodents detected in domestic and peridomestic habitats.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Antibodies, Viral Antibody Argentina Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Outbreaks Female Hantavirus Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Research Rodentia Rodents Serology

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(9):1070-1076.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1R01 AI45059/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:88093b42f5f96fb4053a0c7a402cf6ff176b1f0c8b5746fb1b02ba4c8243f326
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