Atypical case of hantavirus infection in Sri Lanka mimicking leptospirosis: a case report
Background Hantavirus infection is an emerging zoonotic infection which has two characteristic patterns of presentation: hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
Chamara Dalugama+3 more
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Hantavirus: an overview and advancements in therapeutic approaches for infection
Hantaviruses are a significant and emerging global public health threat, impacting more than 200,000 individuals worldwide each year. The single-stranded RNA viruses belong to the Hantaviridae family and are responsible for causing two acute febrile ...
Samia Afzal+8 more
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The fundamental role of endothelial cells in hantavirus pathogenesis
Hantavirus, a genus of rodent- and insectivore-borne viruses in the family Bunyaviridae, is a group of emerging zoonotic pathogens. Hantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in man ...
Jussi eHepojoki+2 more
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Human hantavirus infections: epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis and immunology.
In humans, hantaviruses can cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) or hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). Currently it is estimated that 150,000 to 200,000 cases of hantavirus disease occur each year, the majority being reported in ...
T. Manigold, P. Vial
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Dendritic Cells (DCs) as "Fire Accelerants" of Hantaviral Pathogenesis [PDF]
Hantaviruses are widespread zoonotic pathogens found around the globe. Depending on their geographical location, hantaviruses can cause two human syndromes, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Raftery, Martin J., Schönrich, Günther
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Person-to-Person Household and Nosocomial Transmission of Andes Hantavirus, Southern Chile, 2011
Andes hantavirus (ANDV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in Chile and is the only hantavirus for which person-to-person transmission has been proven.
Constanza Martinez-Valdebenito+9 more
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Encephalitis due to a Hantavirus Infection
Nephropathia epidemica (NE) is the European form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by a hantavirus infection serotype Puumala. Small rodents serve as the virus reservoir. Characteristic for the clinical picture, though not always present, are a sudden onset, fever, headache and/or abdominal or lumbar pain, reduced renal function ...
Bergmann, F.+4 more
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Prevalence of Antibodies against Hantaviruses in Serum and Saliva of Adults Living or Working on Farms in Yorkshire, United Kingdom [PDF]
We acknowledge Clement and colleagues for their comments [1] on our paper [2]. We agree that many controversies are being discussed by the hantavirus community, particularly surrounding the interpretation of serological results and the designation of new
Beeching, Nick J+7 more
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Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Los Santos, Panama, 1999–2000
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.
Vicente Bayard+21 more
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Wild Rats, Laboratory Rats, Pet Rats: Global Seoul Hantavirus Disease Revisited
Recent reports from Europe and the USA described Seoul orthohantavirus infection in pet rats and their breeders/owners, suggesting the potential emergence of a “new” public health problem.
Jan Clement+6 more
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