Serological Evidence of Human Orthohantavirus Infections in Barbados, 2008 to 2016
Pathogens, 2021 Background: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is well-known in South and North America; however, not enough data exist for the Caribbean. The first report of clinical orthohantavirus infection was obtained in Barbados, but no other evidence of clinical
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The Immune Correlates of Orthohantavirus Vaccine [PDF]
Vaccines, 2021 Zoonotic transmission of orthohantaviruses from rodent reservoirs to humans has been the cause of severe fatalities. Human infections are reported worldwide, but vaccines have been approved only in China and Korea. Orthohantavirus vaccine development has
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Viruses, 2021 In 2012, Tigray orthohantavirus was discovered in Ethiopia, but its seasonal infection in small mammals, and whether it poses a risk to humans was unknown.
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Hantavirus seroprevalence and associated factors for exposure in south-central Uganda [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and InfectionsOrthohantaviruses are largely rodent-borne pathogens that can cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. In Uganda, the risk of human exposure is heightened by known rodent hosts, close human-rodent interaction ...
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First Molecular Detection of Orthohantaviruses (Orthohantavirus hantanense and O. jejuense) in Trombiculid Mites from Wild Rodents in the Republic of Korea [PDF]
PathogensOrthohantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens that cause severe diseases in humans primarily through inhalation of aerosols from rodent excreta. Recent studies suggest that ectoparasites may be potential vectors for Orthohantaviruses.
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Orthohantavirus Infection Mimicking Acute Viral Hepatitis: An Underrecognized Clinical Presentation [PDF]
PathogensOrthohantavirus infections are classically associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in the Americas.
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Characterisation of Orthohantavirus Serotypes in Human Infections in Kazakhstan
VirusesOrthohantavirus infection is a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans through contact with infected rodents. In Eurasia, Old World Orthohantaviruses can cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), while in the Americas, New World ...
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Expedition cruises, island hopping, and zoonotic risk: governance and operational lessons from the MV Hondius Andes hantavirus outbreak [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineThe Andes orthohantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius expedition cruise illustrates how a probable land-based zoonotic exposure can become a multinational public health event when it intersects with enclosed shipboard environments, delayed clinical
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Discovery and characterization of Sager Creek virus, a new orthohantavirus in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) [PDF]
npj VirusesWe report the discovery and characterization of a new orthohantavirus species in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) named Sager Creek virus (SACRV).
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Global threats and regional trends: Navigating the complex landscape of human orthohantavirus infections [PDF]
Infectious Diseases & Immunity. Orthohantavirus infections constitute a significant global public health challenge, predominantly presenting as two distinct clinical syndromes: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Asia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in ...
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