Tula Hantavirus Infection in Immunocompromised Host, Czech Republic

Tula Hantavirus Infection in Immunocompromised Host, Czech Republic

We report molecular evidence of Tula hantavirus as an etiologic agent of pulmonary-renal syndrome in an immunocompromised patient. Acute hantavirus infection was confirmed by using serologic and molecular methods. Sequencing revealed Tula virus genome RNA in the patient’s blood. This case shows that...

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Main Authors: Hana Zelená, Jakub Mrázek, Tomáš Kuhn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hantavirus
Tula virus
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
viruses
immunocompromised host
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/11/13-0421_article
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Summary:We report molecular evidence of Tula hantavirus as an etiologic agent of pulmonary-renal syndrome in an immunocompromised patient. Acute hantavirus infection was confirmed by using serologic and molecular methods. Sequencing revealed Tula virus genome RNA in the patient’s blood. This case shows that Tula virus can cause serious disease in humans.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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