Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virus
Abstract Emerging infectious diseases are a global threat. In countries like Brazil, where biodiversity is high and public health conditions in terms of infrastructure and medical care are often precarious, emerging diseases are particularly worrisome. The lack of monitoring strategies to identify p...
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| description | Abstract Emerging infectious diseases are a global threat. In countries like Brazil, where biodiversity is high and public health conditions in terms of infrastructure and medical care are often precarious, emerging diseases are particularly worrisome. The lack of monitoring strategies to identify pathogens with the potential to cause outbreaks or epidemics is another problem in Brazil and other developing countries. In this article, we present the history of the Sabiá virus (SABV), a pathogen that was described in the 1990s in Brazil. Several aspects of the biology and ecology of the SABV remain unknown. The SABV has the potential to cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. To date, four cases of human infections have been reported worldwide; two were naturally acquired (both in Brazil), whereas the other two were linked to occupational exposure in the laboratory environment (one in Brazil and one in the USA). In this review, we summarize the basic biological and ecological characteristics of the SABV. This is the first work to gather all available data on the historical aspects involving the cases of SABV infection along with an update on its characteristic features. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0301f2062d88418ba0bae15ea2cc1f4b2022-12-22T03:35:36ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98495013810.1590/0037-8682-0330-2016S0037-86822017000100003Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virusJoel Henrique EllwangerJosé Artur Bogo ChiesAbstract Emerging infectious diseases are a global threat. In countries like Brazil, where biodiversity is high and public health conditions in terms of infrastructure and medical care are often precarious, emerging diseases are particularly worrisome. The lack of monitoring strategies to identify pathogens with the potential to cause outbreaks or epidemics is another problem in Brazil and other developing countries. In this article, we present the history of the Sabiá virus (SABV), a pathogen that was described in the 1990s in Brazil. Several aspects of the biology and ecology of the SABV remain unknown. The SABV has the potential to cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. To date, four cases of human infections have been reported worldwide; two were naturally acquired (both in Brazil), whereas the other two were linked to occupational exposure in the laboratory environment (one in Brazil and one in the USA). In this review, we summarize the basic biological and ecological characteristics of the SABV. This is the first work to gather all available data on the historical aspects involving the cases of SABV infection along with an update on its characteristic features.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000100003&lng=en&tlng=enArenaviridaeEmerging viral diseaseSabiá virusViral ecology |
| spellingShingle | Joel Henrique Ellwanger José Artur Bogo Chies Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virus Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Arenaviridae Emerging viral disease Sabiá virus Viral ecology |
| title | Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virus |
| title_full | Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virus |
| title_fullStr | Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virus |
| title_short | Keeping track of hidden dangers - The short history of the Sabiá virus |
| title_sort | keeping track of hidden dangers the short history of the sabia virus |
| topic | Arenaviridae Emerging viral disease Sabiá virus Viral ecology |
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