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Hantavirus infection prevalence in wild rodents and human anti-hantavirus serological profiles from different geographic areas of South Brazil.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Aug 2012
Raboni Sonia M, Delfraro Adriana, de Borba Luana, Teixeira Bernardo R, Stella Vanessa, de Araujo Marina R, Carstensen Suzana, Rubio Giselia, Maron Angela, Lemos Elba R S, D'Andrea Paulo S, Duarte dos Santos Claudia N
Abstract excerpt
Paraná state presents the fourth highest number of accumulated cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Brazil. To map the risk areas for hantavirus transmission we carried out a study based on rodent trapping and determined the anti-hantavirus seroprevalence in these animals and in the inhabitants of these localities. Overall seroprevalence in rodents and humans were 2.5% and 2.4%, respectively. Eighty-two...
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