Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: Rationale, Potential, and Methods

Hantaviruses are rodent-borne zoonotic agents that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Asia and Europe and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North and South America. The epidemiology of human diseases caused by these viruses is tied to the ecology of the rodent hosts, and effective c...

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Main Authors: James N. Mills, Terry L. Yates, Thomas G. Ksiazek, C.J. Peters, James E. Childs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0111_article