Climatic and environmental patterns associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Four Corners region, United States.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Engelthaler, D. M. ; Mosley, D. G. ; Cheek, J. E. ; Levy, C. E. ; Komatsu, K. K. ; Ettestad, P. ; Davis, T. ; Tanda, D. T. ; Miller, L. ; Frampton, J. W. ; Porter, R. ; Bryan, R. T.
• Description:
  To investigate climatic, spatial, temporal, and environmental patterns associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases in the Four Corners region, we collected exposure site data for HPS cases that occurred in 1993 to 1995. Cases clustered seasonally and temporally by biome type and geographic location, and exposure sites were most often found in pinyon-juniper woodlands, grasslands, and Great Basin desert scrub lands, at elevations of 1,800 m to 2,500 m. Environmental factors (e.g., the dramatic increase in precipitation associated with the 1992 to 1993 El Niño) may indirectly increase the risk for Sin Nombre virus exposure and therefore may be of value in designing disease prevention campaigns.
• Subjects:
  Animals Climate Ecology Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Humans Peromyscus Population Density Research Article Risk Factors Seasons
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(1):87-94.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Southwestern United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:da50064059c62a5f888f28f006a581e33cc1fc6e3b1ab2bbddaceac45c815c6e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14787/cdc_14787_DS1.pdf
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