A Midcourse Assessment of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Shope, R. E.
• Description:
  Our understanding of infectious diseases follows a natural courseóthe initial discovery of the cause, the exploration of the natural history and biology of the etiologic agent, and finally the cure or solution. The discovery of Sin Nombre virus (SNV), one of the viruses causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), is unparalleled in terms of the rapid progress of the scientific investigation leading to its description. A cluster of cases of fatal adult respiratory syndrome was recognized in the Four Corners region of the United States in May 1993, and within a few days serologic evidence confirmed hantavirus infection. The outbreak occurred in the wake of the Institute of Medicineís report Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States, in which acute respiratory disease was first on the list of clinical syndromes requiring high-priority surveillance.
• Subjects:
  Animals Disease Reservoirs Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Humans Orthohantavirus Research Rodentia Zoonoses
• Keywords:
  Rodents
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0501.990124
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  10081689
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2627685
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America ; South America
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  1
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(1):172-174.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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