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Emerg Infect Dis
; 18(6): 982-5, 2012 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22607717
RESUMO
We associated Laguna Negra virus with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Mato Grosso State, Brazil, and a previously unidentified potential host, the Calomys callidus rodent. Genetic testing revealed homologous sequencing in specimens from 20 humans and 8 mice. Further epidemiologic studies may lead to control of HPS in Mato Grosso State.