Pathogenic Hantaviruses, Northeastern Argentina and Eastern Paraguay

We describe the first, to our knowledge, cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay. Andes and Juquitiba (JUQ) viruses were characterized. JUQV was also confirmed in 5 Oligoryzomys nigripes reservoir species from Misiones. A novel Akodon-borne genetic hanta...

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Autores principales: Padula, Paula, Martinez, Valeria P., Bellomo, Carla, Maidana, Silvina, San Juan, Jorge, Tagliaferri, Paulina, Bargardi, Severino, Vazquez, Cynthia, Colucci, Norma, Estévez, Julio, Almiron, María
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953094
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.061090
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Sumario:We describe the first, to our knowledge, cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay. Andes and Juquitiba (JUQ) viruses were characterized. JUQV was also confirmed in 5 Oligoryzomys nigripes reservoir species from Misiones. A novel Akodon-borne genetic hantavirus lineage was detected in 1 rodent from the Biologic Reserve of Limoy.

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