1. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Traveler Returning from Nepal to Spain.
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Sulleiro E, Aznar ML, Serre-Delcor N, Salvador F, Sanchez-Montalvá A, Espasa M, Molina D, de Ory F, Sanchez-Seco MP, Molina I, Diaz-Lagares C, Martinez MJ, Pumarola T, and Oliveira I
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- Adult, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome diagnosis, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome etiology, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome virology, Humans, Male, Nepal epidemiology, Puumala virus, Spain epidemiology, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome epidemiology, Travel
- Abstract
Most human hantavirus infections occur in Asia, but some cases have been described in Europe in travelers returning from Asia. We describe a case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in a previously healthy traveler occurring shortly after he returned to Spain from Nepal. Serologic tests suggested a Puumala virus-like infection.
- Published
- 2020
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