High prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in relatives of patients with classic Kaposi's sarcoma from Sardinia [PDF]
, 1998 A survey for antibodies to a recombinant small viral capsid antigen (sVCA) of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV‐8) was conducted in Sardinia, one of the world's highest incidence areas for classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Prevalence of antibodies to HHV‐8 sVCA
Angeloni, Antonio +11 more
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The Ecology and Phylogeny of Hosts Drive the Enzootic Infection Cycles of Hantaviruses
Viruses, 2019 Hantaviruses (Family: Hantaviridae; genus: Orthohantavirus) and their associated human diseases occur globally and differ according to their geographic distribution.
Matthew T. Milholland +3 more
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Hantavirus Infection with Renal Failure and Proteinuria, Colorado, USA, 2019
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 In North America, hantaviruses commonly cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Clinical descriptions of hantavirus-associated renal disease in the Americas are scarce.
Swati Chand +8 more
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Identification of factors influencing the Puumala virus seroprevalence within its reservoir in aMontane Forest Environment. [PDF]
, 2014 Puumala virus (PUUV) is a major cause of mild to moderate haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and is transmitted by the bank vole (Myodes glareolus).
Bottomley, Christian +7 more
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Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2017 Background. Hantavirus infections are one of the most important zoonotic diseases in the Russian Federation. However, the pathogenicity of Hantaviruses circulating in Siberia is still unknown.
N. A. Bolotova +7 more
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Hantavirus-driven PD-L1/PD-L2 upregulation: An imperfect viral immune evasion mechanism [PDF]
, 2018 Viruses often subvert antiviral immune responses by taking advantage of inhibitory immune signaling. We investigated if hantaviruses use this strategy.
Abdelaziz, Mohammed O. +3 more
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Modeling to Predict Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Chile [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a life threatening disease transmitted by the rodent Oligoryzomys longicaudatus in Chile. Hantavirus outbreaks are typically small and geographically confined.
Brownstein, John S. +4 more
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Hantavirus Infection in Children in Argentina [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998 Clinical hantavirus infection was diagnosed in five Argentine children ages 5 to 11 years by immunoglobulin M (IgM)- capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using Sin Nombre virus (SNV) antigens. Death in three of the children was associated with absence of detectable IgG to SNV antigens. An additional two cases in healthy children were studied: one,
Delia Enria +6 more
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A five-year perspective on the situation of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and status of the hantavirus reservoirs in Europe, 2005-2010 [PDF]
, 2011 Hantavirus infections are reported from many countries in Europe and with highly variable annual case numbers. In 2010, more than 2,000 human cases were reported in Germany, and numbers above the baseline have also been registered in other European ...
Aberle, S.W. (Stephan) +27 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014 Introduction Hantavirus infections have been described in several regions in Brazil through seroepidemiological studies.
Giliane de Souza Trindade +7 more
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