Hantavirus Infection in Anajatuba, Maranhão, Brazil

In 2000, the first outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome was recognized in the Brazilian Amazon (Maranhão State). An epidemiologic study identified a 13.3% prevalence of hantavirus-specific immunoglobulin G. The analysis of risk factors suggests that persons are occupationally exposed to infecte...

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Autores principales: Mendes, Wellington S., da Silva, Antônio A.M., Aragão, Luís F.C., Aragão, Nelson J.L., Raposo, Maria de L., Elkhoury, Mauro R., Suzuky, Akemi, Ferreira, Ivani B., Teresinha de Sousa, Luíza, Pannuti, Cláudio S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15496259
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1008.040002
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author Mendes, Wellington S.
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Aragão, Luís F.C.
Aragão, Nelson J.L.
Raposo, Maria de L.
Elkhoury, Mauro R.
Suzuky, Akemi
Ferreira, Ivani B.
Teresinha de Sousa, Luíza
Pannuti, Cláudio S.
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da Silva, Antônio A.M.
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Aragão, Nelson J.L.
Raposo, Maria de L.
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description In 2000, the first outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome was recognized in the Brazilian Amazon (Maranhão State). An epidemiologic study identified a 13.3% prevalence of hantavirus-specific immunoglobulin G. The analysis of risk factors suggests that persons are occupationally exposed to infected rodents in the crop fields.
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spelling pubmed-33204192012-04-20 Hantavirus Infection in Anajatuba, Maranhão, Brazil Mendes, Wellington S. da Silva, Antônio A.M. Aragão, Luís F.C. Aragão, Nelson J.L. Raposo, Maria de L. Elkhoury, Mauro R. Suzuky, Akemi Ferreira, Ivani B. Teresinha de Sousa, Luíza Pannuti, Cláudio S. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In 2000, the first outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome was recognized in the Brazilian Amazon (Maranhão State). An epidemiologic study identified a 13.3% prevalence of hantavirus-specific immunoglobulin G. The analysis of risk factors suggests that persons are occupationally exposed to infected rodents in the crop fields. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3320419/ /pubmed/15496259 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1008.040002 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Mendes, Wellington S.
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Suzuky, Akemi
Ferreira, Ivani B.
Teresinha de Sousa, Luíza
Pannuti, Cláudio S.
Hantavirus Infection in Anajatuba, Maranhão, Brazil
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title_short Hantavirus Infection in Anajatuba, Maranhão, Brazil
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