Hantaviruses in the Czech Republic

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Pejčoch, Milan ; Kříž, Bohumír
• Description:
  Infections caused by hantaviruses have been known for a long time, but their causative agent was not detected until 1976 (1). These viruses of the genus Hantavirus, family Bunyaviridae, have >20 genotypes. Hantaviruses circulate in wild rodents within natural foci over Euroasia and North and South America. They cause asymptomatic persistent infections in these small mammals. Humans may acquire infection accidentally from inhalation of virus-contaminated aerosols of rodent excreta. Hantavirus genotypes may be nonpathogenic for humans or cause serious diseases with high death rates. In Eurasia, these pathogens involve primarily the kidney and cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; in North and South America, these pathogens involve primarily the lung and cause hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Female Hantavirus Hantavirus Infections Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Male Orthohantavirus Rodentia Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses

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• Keywords:
  Rodents
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0906.020772
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  12781027
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3000151
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Czech Republic
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  6
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(6):756-757.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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