Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome , Southern Chile, 1995–2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Riquelme, Raúl ; Rioseco, María Luisa ; Bastidas, Lorena ; Trincado, Daniela ; Riquelme, Mauricio ; Loyola, Hugo ; Valdivieso, Francisca
• Description:
  Hantavirus is endemic to the Region de Los Lagos in southern Chile; its incidence is 8.5 times higher in the communes of the Andean area than in the rest of the region. We analyzed the epidemiologic aspects of the 103 cases diagnosed by serology and the clinical aspects of 80 hospitalized patients during 1995-2012. Cases in this region clearly predominated during winter, whereas in the rest of the country, they occur mostly during summer. Mild, moderate, and severe disease was observed, and the case-fatality rate was 32%. Shock caused death in 75% of those cases; high respiratory frequency and elevated creatinine plasma level were independent factors associated with death. Early clinical suspicion, especially in rural areas, should prompt urgent transfer to a hospital with an intensive care unit and might help decrease the high case-fatality rate.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Female Geography Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Hospitalization Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Odds Ratio Orthohantavirus Patient Outcome Assessment Population Surveillance Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(4):562-568.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Chile
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1054da2120e2b7a9b665991b38da27460a1531fc561c267057ea5d2705e0f9e3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29316/cdc_29316_DS1.pdf
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