Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Associated with Monongahela Virus, Pennsylvania

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Rhodes, L. V. ; Huang, C. ; Sanchez, A. J. ; Nichol, S. T. ; Zaki, S. R. ; Ksiazek, T. G. ; Humphreys, J. G. ; Freeman, J. J. ; Knecht, K. R.
• Description:
  The first two recognized cases of rapidly fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Pennsylvania occurred within an 8-month period in 1997. Illness in the two patients was confirmed by immunohistochemical techniques on autopsy material. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis of tissue from one patient and environmentally associated Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse) identified the Monongahela virus variant. Physicians should be vigilant for such Monongahela virus-associated cases in the eastern United States and Canada, particularly in the Appalachian region.
• Subjects:
  Adult Animals Female Hantavirus Hantavirus Infections Humans Lung Lung Diseases Male Orthohantavirus Peromyscus Zoonoses

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• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0606.000610
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  11076720
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2640920
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  6
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(6):616-621.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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