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Andes virus: from South American geographic isolation to international epidemiological concern

open access: yesPráctica Familiar Rural
This section outlines the epidemiological evolution of the Andes orthohantavirus (ANDV), a New World hantavirus that has transitioned from a localized rural zoonosis in Argentina and Chile into a critical focus of international public health concern ...
Diego Herrera
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Incubation Period of Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
The potential incubation period from exposure to onset of symptoms was 7–39 days (median 18 days) in 20 patients with a defined period of exposure to Andes virus in a high-risk area.
Pablo Vial   +7 more
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Seropositivity diagnosis for hantavirus in Jataí, Goiás State, Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Emerging diseases are of great interest, especially those associated with high mortality rates such as hantaviruses. We aimed to conduct a seroepidemiological survey to determine the levels of hantavirus infection.
Marcos Lázaro Moreli   +4 more
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A Severe Case of Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome in a Patient Presenting as STEMI

open access: yesJournal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2023
Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is a rare disease caused by Hantaviruses, that are transmitted from rodents to humans through aerosols. In some patients, HCPS can have a severe evolution, with rapid progression to respiratory distress and ...
Dobrica Diana   +4 more
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First serologic evidence of human hantavirus infection in Alagoas State in Northeastern Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is rare in Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Prospective surveillance was conducted over a two-year period in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil.
José Alfredo dos Santos-Júnior   +7 more
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Omics Approaches in Hantavirus Research: Current Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

open access: yesBioTech
Hantaviruses are zoonotic RNA viruses responsible for two severe human diseases: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). Worldwide case fatality rates vary from 1% to 40%.
Soroosh Najafi   +3 more
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Characterization of Juquitiba Virus in Oligoryzomys fornesi from Brazilian Cerrado

open access: yesViruses, 2014
The Juquitiba virus, an agent of Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome, is one of the most widely distributed hantavirus found in South America. It has been detected in Oligoryzomys nigripes, Akodon montensis, Oxymycterus judex, Akodon paranaensis in ...
Alexandro Guterres   +9 more
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Hantavirus Disease in the Emergency Department: Evidence-Informed Nursing Priorities for Recognition, Stabilization, and Infection Prevention

open access: yesJournal of Practical Emergency Medicine
Hantavirus disease is an uncommon zoonotic infection that can progress rapidly from a nonspecific febrile illness to life-threatening cardiopulmonary or renal dysfunction.
Parisa Ghelichkhani
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Serological Survey of Hantavirus in Inhabitants from Tropical and Subtropical Areas of Brazil

open access: yesAdvances in Virology, 2016
Brazil has reported more than 1,600 cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HPS) since 1993, with a 39% rate of reported fatalities. Using a recombinant nucleocapsid protein of Araraquara virus, we performed ELISA to detect IgG antibodies against ...
Felipe Alves Morais   +16 more
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