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Hantavirus infection with pulmonary symptoms in north central part of Sri Lanka

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, 2021
Background: Classical hantavirus infections present as haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Euro-Asia and as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in America.  Mixed clinical features have been reported from certain novel hantavirus infections.
Rohitha Muthugala, Kalpa Dheerasekara, Nandika Harischandra, Darshana Wickramasinghe, Mudhitha Abeykoon, Dhanushka Dasanayake, Aresha Manamperi, Sunethra Gunasena, Geethani Galagoda   +8 more
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome [PDF]

Heart & Lung, 1998
Abstract The number of known HPS cases in the United States is now more than 150, and the illness has occurred in all geographic areas of the country. Though the incidence of the disease is low, the mortality rate remains at 50%, owing to the difficulty in treating a simultaneous severe pulmonary capillary leak syndrome and cardiogenic shock ...
Heidi A. Jordan, Allen M. Jones, Paul Bannister   +2 more
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Virus Research, 2011
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a severe disease characterized by a rapid onset of pulmonary edema followed by respiratory failure and cardiogenic shock. The HPS associated viruses are members of the genus Hantavirus, family Bunyaviridae. Hantaviruses have a worldwide distribution and are broadly split into the New World hantaviruses, which ...
Adam, Macneil, Stuart T, Nichol, Christina F, Spiropoulou   +2 more
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A lethal disease model for New World hantaviruses using immunosuppressed Syrian hamsters. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Hantavirus, the hemorrhagic causative agent of two clinical diseases, is found worldwide with variation in severity, incidence and mortality. The most lethal hantaviruses are found on the American continent where the most prevalent viruses like Andes ...
Valentijn Vergote, Lies Laenen, Bert Vanmechelen, Marc Van Ranst, Erik Verbeken, Jay W Hooper, Piet Maes   +6 more
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Atypical case of hantavirus infection in Sri Lanka mimicking leptospirosis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
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, Madushi Nanayakkara, Nimanthi Rathnayaka, Arjuna Medagama   +3 more
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Viruses Run: The Evasion Mechanisms of the Antiviral Innate Immunity by Hantavirus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Hantavirus can cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in America, with high mortality and unknown mechanisms.
Yusi Zhang, Ruixue Ma, Yutong Wang, Wenjie Sun, Ziwei Yang, Mingwei Han, Tixin Han, Xing-an Wu, Rongrong Liu   +8 more
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and coexisting hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2012
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an acute viral disease with fever, hemorrhage and renal failure caused by hantavirus infection. Hantavirus induces HFRS or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Young Min Hong, Jin Chang Moon, Hee Chan Yang, Kyung Pyo Kang, Won Kim, Sung Kwang Park, Sik Lee   +6 more
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Complete sequence of the genome of the human isolate of Andes virus CHI-7913: comparative sequence and protein structure analysis [PDF]

, 2003
Indexación: ScieloWe report here the complete genomic sequence of the Chilean human isolate of Andes virus CHI-7913. The S, M, and L genome segment sequences of this isolate are 1,802, 3,641 and 6,466 bases in length, with an overall GC content of 38.7%.
Fernández, Jorge, Galeno, Héctor, Martínez, Rodrigo, Mora, Judith, Müller, Ilse, Ramírez, Eugenio, Rosemblatt, Mario, Tischler, Nicole D., Valenzuela, Pablo D.T., Villagra, Eliecer   +9 more
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Hantaviruses and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Maranhão, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To confirm circulation of Anajatuba virus in Maranhão, Brazil, we conducted a serologic survey (immunoglobulin G ELISA) and phylogenetic studies (nucleocapsid gene sequences) of hantaviruses from wild rodents and persons with hantavirus pulmonary ...
Elizabeth S. Travassos da Rosa, Elba R. Sampaio de Lemos, Daniele B. de Almeida Medeiros, Darlene B. Simith, Armando de Souza Pereira, Mauro R. Elkhoury, Wellington S. Mendes, José R.B. Vidigal, Renata C. de Oliveira, Paulo S. D’Andrea, Cibele R. Bonvícino, Ana C.R. Cruz, Márcio R.T. Nunes, Pedro F.C. Vasconcelos   +13 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, Sangharsha Thapa, Shelley Kon, Steven C. Johnson, Eric M. Poeschla, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales, Salim Mattar, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez   +8 more
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