New World hantaviruses.

Young, J C; Mills, J N; Enria, D A; Dolan, N E; Khan, A S; Ksiazek, T G

Young, J C; Mills, J N; Enria, D A; Dolan, N E; Khan, A S; Ksiazek, T G.

Afiliação

Young JC; Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329-4018, USA.

Br Med Bull ; 54(3): 659-73, 1998.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10326292

RESUMO

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.

Assuntos

Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus/diagnóstico; Ecologia; Orthohantavírus; Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus/epidemiologia; Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus/transmissão; Humanos; América do Norte/epidemiologia; América do Sul/epidemiologia

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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

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