Seroprevalence of Human Hantavirus Infection in the Ribeirão Preto Region of São Paulo State, Brazil

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Holmes, R. ; Boccanera, R. ; Figueiredo, L. T. ; Mançano, S. R. ; Pane, C.
• Description:
  Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) has been identified in the region of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil, since 1993 (1-4). As of September 1999, 38 HPS cases had been reported in Brazil, 16 in the state of São Paulo (2). Between May 1998 and August 1999, the Adolfo Lutz Institute (ALI) in São Paulo city serologically confirmed five cases— three fatal—in the Ribeirão Preto region: two from Guariba, one from Jardinópolis, one from Cajuru, and one from Cassia dos Coqueiros (Luiza Teresinha Madia de Souza, ALI, pers. comm.).
• Subjects:
  Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Humans Male Orthohantavirus Prevalence Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0605.000523
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  10998393
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2627945 
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  South America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  5
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(5):560-561.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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