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Genetic diversity, distribution, and serological features of hantavirus infection in five countries in South America.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
Padula P J, Colavecchia S B, Martínez V P, Gonzalez Della Valle M O, Edelstein A, Miguel S D, Russi J, Riquelme J M, Colucci N, Almirón M, Rabinovich R D
Abstract excerpt
Since 1995 when the first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was reported in Patagonia, there have been more than 400 cases of HPS reported in five countries in South America. The first case of HPS was associated with Andes (AND) virus. In this study, we report on the genetic diversity, geographical distribution, and serological features of hantavirus infection in six countries in South America based on...
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