Outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Los Santos, Panama, 1999-2000.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 10(9): 1635-42, 2004 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15498167
An outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome occurred in the province of Los Santos, Panama, in late 1999 and early 2000. Eleven cases were identified; 9 were confirmed by serology. Three cases were fatal; however, no confirmed case-patient died. Case-neighborhood serologic surveys resulted in an overall hantavirus antibody prevalence of 13% among household and neighborhood members from the outbreak foci. Epidemiologic investigations did not suggest person-to-person transmission of hantavirus infection. By use of Sin Nombre virus antigen, hantavirus antibodies were detected in Oligoryzomys fulvescens and Zygodontomys brevicauda cherriei. This outbreak resulted in the first documented cases of human hantavirus infections in Central America.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Panama
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Panamá
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos