Identifying Rodent Hantavirus Reservoirs, Brazil

This study describes the genetic analysis carried out on samples from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) patients from southern and southeastern states of Brazil and rodents captured at the presumed site of infection of these patients. A total of 65 samples that were antibody-positive for Sin Nombr...

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Main Authors: Akemi Suzuki, Ivani Bisordi, Silvana Levis, Jorge Garcia, Luiz E. Pereira, Renato P. Souza, Teresa K.N. Sugahara, Noemi Pini, Delia Enria, Luiza T. M. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/12/04-0295_article