Symptomatic Human Hantavirus in the Americas

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Clement, Jan ; Neild, Guy H ; Maes, Piet ; Leirs, Herwig ; Matthys, Patrick ; Van Ranst, Marc
• Description:
  In a recent letter (1), dos Santos et al. described 3 cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) from Juquitiba and stated that “the first human cases of symptomatic infection by hantaviruses were reported from Brazil in 1993.” However, we described 8 cases of symptomatic hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Recife, Brazil, 5 months before the initial May 1993 report of Sin Nombre virus (SNV)–induced HPS in the United States (2). Our report was therefore the first published account of symptomatic hantavirus infections, not just in Brazil but anywhere in the Americas (3).
• Subjects:
  Animals Disease Reservoirs Hantavirus Infections Humans Orthohantavirus Rats Zoonoses
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.061023
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  17479912
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2725857
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Americas
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  South America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  2
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):345-346.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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