학술논문

Cross-sectional Survey of Hantavirus Infection, Brazil
Document Type
article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 12, Pp 1981-1983 (2009)
Subject
Cross-sectional survey
ELISA
hantavirus
epidemiology
risk factors
Brazil
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
Abstract
A cross-sectional serosurvey was conducted to assess the proportion of persons exposed to hantaviruses in a virus-endemic area of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Findings of this study suggested the presence of >1 hantaviruses circulating in this region causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, mild disease, or asymptomatic infection.