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Hantaviruses and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Maranhao, Brazil.

Travassos da Rosa, Elizabeth S; Sampaio de Lemos, Elba R; de Almeida Medeiros, Daniele B; Simith, Darlene B; de Souza Pereira, Armando; Elkhoury, Mauro R; Mendes, Wellington S; Vidigal, José R B; de Oliveira, Renata C; D'Andrea, Paulo S; Bonvicino, Cibele R; Cruz, Ana C R; Nunes, Márcio R T; da Costa Vasconcelos, Pedro F.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 16(12): 1952-5, 2010 Dec.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21122229

ABSTRACT

To confirm circulation of Anajatuba virus in Maranhao, Brazil, we conducted a serologic survey (immunoglobulin G ELISA) and phylogenetic studies (nucleocapsid gene sequences) of hantaviruses from wild rodents and persons with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. This virus is transmitted by Oligoryzomys fornesi rodents and is responsible for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in this region.

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Disease Reservoirs/virology , Environmental Monitoring , Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome/epidemiology , Orthohantavirus/classification , Sigmodontinae/virology , Adult , Animals , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Brazil/epidemiology , Contact Tracing , Cross-Sectional Studies , Epidemiological Monitoring , Female , Orthohantavirus/genetics , Orthohantavirus/isolation & purification , Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome/blood , Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome/veterinary , Humans , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Male , Molecular Sequence Data , Phylogeny , RNA, Viral/analysis , RNA, Viral/genetics , Seroepidemiologic Studies

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