Hantaviruses and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Maranhao, Brazil.

Authors :: Travassos da Rosa ES
Sampaio de Lemos ER
de Almeida Medeiros DB
Simith DB
de Souza Pereira A
Elkhoury MR
Mendes WS
Vidigal JR
de Oliveira RC
D'Andrea PS
Bonvicino CR
Cruz AC
Nunes MR
da Costa Vasconcelos PF
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2010 Dec; Vol. 16 (12), pp. 1952-5.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: To confirm circulation of Anajatuba virus in Maranhao, Brazil, we conducted a serologic survey (immunoglobulin G ELISA) and phylogenetic studies (nucleocapsid gene sequences) of hantaviruses from wild rodents and persons with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. This virus is transmitted by Oligoryzomys fornesi rodents and is responsible for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in this region.