Hantaviruses in São Paulo State, Brazil

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Figueiredo, Luiz T.M. ; Moreli, Marcos L. ; Campos, Gelse M. ; Sousa, Ricardo L.M.
• Description:
  Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an emerging health problem in Brazil. This syndrome was first reported in 1993 in three persons living in a rural area of Juquitiba County; two of them died of acute respiratory failure (1). Although Juquitiba County is part of the metropolitan area of greater São Paulo City, patients lived in a recently deforested region. From 1993 through 2002, approximately 200 HPS cases were reported in Brazil, with a 40% case-fatality ratio (Ministry of Health of Brazil, Report on Hantavirus cases 1993–2002, unpub. data).
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Antibodies, Viral Disease Reservoirs Environment Female Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Humans Male Middle Aged Orthohantavirus Rodentia Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses

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• Keywords:
  Rodents
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0907.030087
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  12899143
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  South America
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  7
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(7):891-892.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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