Newly recognized hantaviruses associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northern Brazil: partial genetic characterization of viruses and serologic implication of likely reservoirs.

doi:10.1089/vbz.2005.5.11

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Newly recognized hantaviruses associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northern Brazil: partial genetic characterization of viruses and serologic implication of likely reservoirs.

Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2005

Rosa Elizabeth S T, Mills James N, Padula Paula J, Elkhoury Mauro R, Ksiazek Thomas G, Mendes Wellington S, Santos Elizabeth D, Araújo Gisele C B, Martinez Valeria P, Rosa Jorge F S T, Edelstein Alexis, Vasconcelos Pedro F C

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Following the occurrence of the first laboratory-confirmed cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in Maranhao State, Brazil, rodents were trapped and rodent materials screened by ELISA for antibodies to Sin Nombre and Andes hantaviruses. Antibody-positive samples were tested by RT-PCR, amplified products were sequenced, and phylogenetic trees were constructed for comparison with known hantaviruses. From 104...

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