New World hantaviruses.
Br Med Bull
; 54(3): 659-73, 1998.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10326292
Since the initial description in 1993 of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and its novel aetiological agent, Sin Nombre virus, our knowledge of the epidemiology of New World hantaviruses has continued to evolve. After the identifying outbreak in the southwestern US, four hantaviruses have been identified in North America with specific rodent hosts and associated with a number of sporadic cases. This stability of case recognition in North America is in contrast to the multiple outbreaks and endemic cases in South America. Despite a plethora of New World hantaviruses and new evidence of person-to-person transmission, the ecological and personal determinants of this human infection remain a mystery.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
/
America do sul
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br Med Bull
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Reino Unido