Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome associated with Monongahela virus, Pennsylvania.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• 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 Peromyscus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(6):616-621.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7f885fab8a19165819b7af5689ccc2bfae7936675d0cc660ac48276f538f879b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15043/cdc_15043_DS1.pdf
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