1. Cross-sectional Survey of Hantavirus Infection, Brazil.
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Limongi, Jean E., da Costa, Fabíola C., Pinto, Rogério M. C., de Oliveira, Renata C., Bragagnolo, Camila, Lemos, Elba R. S., de Paula, Márcia B. C., Pajuaba Neto, Adalberto A., and Ferreira, Marcelo S.
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HANTAVIRUSES ,RODENT diseases ,RODENTS as carriers of disease ,SERUM - Abstract
A cross-sectional serosurvey was conducted to assess the proportion of persons exposed to hantaviruses in a virus-endemic area of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Findings of this study suggested the presence of ≥1 hantaviruses circulating in this region causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, mild disease, or asymptomatic infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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