Hantavirus RNA in Saliva from Patients with Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome

Hantaviruses cause 2 zoonotic diseases, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. Infection is usually initiated after inhalation of virus-contaminated rodent excreta. In addition to the zoonotic infection route, growing evidence suggests person-to-person...

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Main Authors: Lisa Pettersson, Jonas Klingström, Jonas Hardestam, Åke Lundkvist, Clas Ahlm, Magnus Evander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/3/07-1242_article