Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Anajatuba, Maranhäo, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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43(4): 237-240, Aug. 2001. ilus
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in English
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RESUMO
The authors report a confirmed case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the rural area of the municipality of Anajatuba, state of Maranhäo. Two other suspected cases from the same region are also described. The confirmed case involved a previously healthy young woman who died with signs and symptoms of acute respiratory insufficiency 5 days after presenting fever, myalgia and a dry cough. The patient was a student who was helping her parents with work in the fields; it was a habit of the family to store rice inside the house. The suspected cases involved two first-degree relatives working as field hands who died of acute respiratory insufficiency 24 and 48 hours, respectively, after presenting fever, myalgia and a dry cough. Both stored rice and corn inside their home. People living in the region reported massive infestations with rats in the woods and fields
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Main subject:
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundaçäo Nacional de Saúde/BR
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Instituto Evandro Chagas/BR
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Qualidade de Vida/BR
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Secretaria Municipal de Saúde/BR
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Universidade Federal do Maranhäo/BR
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