Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina
We initiated a study to elucidate the ecology and epidemiology of hantavirus infections in northern Argentina. The northwestern hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)–endemic area of Argentina comprises Salta and Jujuy Provinces. Between 1997 and 2000, 30 HPS cases were diagnosed in Jujuy Province (pop...
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| author | Noemi Pini Silvana Levis Gladys Calderón Josefina Ramirez Daniel Bravo Elena Lozano Carlos Ripoll Stephen St. Jeor Thomas G. Ksiazek Ruben M. Barquez Delia Enria |
| author_facet | Noemi Pini Silvana Levis Gladys Calderón Josefina Ramirez Daniel Bravo Elena Lozano Carlos Ripoll Stephen St. Jeor Thomas G. Ksiazek Ruben M. Barquez Delia Enria |
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| description | We initiated a study to elucidate the ecology and epidemiology of hantavirus infections in northern Argentina. The northwestern hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)–endemic area of Argentina comprises Salta and Jujuy Provinces. Between 1997 and 2000, 30 HPS cases were diagnosed in Jujuy Province (population 512,329). Most patients had a mild clinical course, and the death rate (13.3%) was low. We performed a serologic and epidemiologic survey in residents of the area, in conjunction with a serologic study in rodents. The prevalence of hantavirus antibodies in the general human population was 6.5%, one of the highest reported in the literature. No evidence of interhuman transmission was found, and the high prevalence of hantavirus antibody seemed to be associated with the high infestation of rodents detected in domestic and peridomestic habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a87ea9a0980044c1b3897de26fba60a82022-12-21T23:47:15ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-09-01991070107610.3201/eid0909.020768Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern ArgentinaNoemi PiniSilvana LevisGladys CalderónJosefina RamirezDaniel BravoElena LozanoCarlos RipollStephen St. JeorThomas G. KsiazekRuben M. BarquezDelia EnriaWe initiated a study to elucidate the ecology and epidemiology of hantavirus infections in northern Argentina. The northwestern hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)–endemic area of Argentina comprises Salta and Jujuy Provinces. Between 1997 and 2000, 30 HPS cases were diagnosed in Jujuy Province (population 512,329). Most patients had a mild clinical course, and the death rate (13.3%) was low. We performed a serologic and epidemiologic survey in residents of the area, in conjunction with a serologic study in rodents. The prevalence of hantavirus antibodies in the general human population was 6.5%, one of the highest reported in the literature. No evidence of interhuman transmission was found, and the high prevalence of hantavirus antibody seemed to be associated with the high infestation of rodents detected in domestic and peridomestic habitats.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/9/02-0768_articleHantavirusserologyhumansrodentsHantavirus pulmonary syndromeantibody |
| spellingShingle | Noemi Pini Silvana Levis Gladys Calderón Josefina Ramirez Daniel Bravo Elena Lozano Carlos Ripoll Stephen St. Jeor Thomas G. Ksiazek Ruben M. Barquez Delia Enria Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina Emerging Infectious Diseases Hantavirus serology humans rodents Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome antibody |
| title | Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina |
| title_full | Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina |
| title_short | Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina |
| title_sort | hantavirus infection in humans and rodents northwestern argentina |
| topic | Hantavirus serology humans rodents Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome antibody |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/9/02-0768_article |
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